Palettes / Colors / #9DCBEC

#9DCBEC — Light Blue

#9DCBEC is a blue color we call Light Blue, closest to the named color LightBlue (#ADD8E6). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: lightblue (#ADD8E6) — not an exact match. CSS lightblue gives you #ADD8E6, a different color; use #9DCBEC when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#9DCBEC is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #ECBE9C; it also sits naturally between #9CECE6 and #9CA3EC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 62% · Green 80% · Blue 93%

Cyan 33% · Magenta 14% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #9DCBEC

.text { color: #9DCBEC; }
.background { background-color: #9DCBEC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #9DCBEC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(157, 203, 236); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(205, 68%, 77%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #9DCBEC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(157, 203, 236, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #9DCBEC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(157, 203, 236, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#9DCBEC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#9DCBEC">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #ECBE9C:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #9DCBEC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #9DCBEC

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #9DCBEC looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #9DCBEC rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #9DCBEC?

#9DCBEC is Light Blue, a blue color (RGB 157, 203, 236). Its closest standard named color is LightBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #9DCBEC?

#9DCBEC is RGB 157, 203, 236 — HSL 205°, 68%, 77% — CMYK 33%, 14%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #9DCBEC?

Its complement is #ECBE9C; analogous partners are #9CECE6 and #9CA3EC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #9DCBEC for text?

Black text on #9DCBEC has a contrast ratio of 12.19:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.72:1.