Palettes / Colors / #9EDDFE

#9EDDFE — Light Vivid Blue

#9EDDFE is a blue color we call Light Vivid Blue, closest to the named color LightSkyBlue (#87CEFA). It belongs to the blue family.

#9EDDFE is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #FEC09F; it also sits naturally between #9FFEF0 and #9FADFE. 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 87% · Blue 100%

Cyan 38% · Magenta 13% · Yellow 0% · Key 0%

Previews

CSS code for #9EDDFE

.text { color: #9EDDFE; }
.background { background-color: #9EDDFE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #9EDDFE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(158, 221, 254); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(201, 98%, 81%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #9EDDFE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(158, 221, 254, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #9EDDFE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(158, 221, 254, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #9EDDFE

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Tones of #9EDDFE

Color harmonies

Complementary — #FEC09F:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #9EDDFE: #000000.

How #9EDDFE 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 #9EDDFE or a close neighbour

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #9EDDFD  ·  #9EDDFF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #9EDDFE?

#9EDDFE is Light Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 158, 221, 254). Its closest standard named color is LightSkyBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #9EDDFE?

#9EDDFE is RGB 158, 221, 254 — HSL 201°, 98%, 81% — CMYK 38%, 13%, 0%, 0%.

What colors go with #9EDDFE?

Its complement is #FEC09F; analogous partners are #9FFEF0 and #9FADFE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #9EDDFE for text?

Black text on #9EDDFE has a contrast ratio of 14.23:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.48:1.