Palettes / Colors / #9FA0EA

#9FA0EA — Light Blue

#9FA0EA is a blue color we call Light Blue, closest to the named color SkyBlue (#87CEEB). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: skyblue (#87CEEB) — not an exact match. CSS skyblue gives you #87CEEB, a different color; use #9FA0EA 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.

#9FA0EA 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 #EAE99F; it also sits naturally between #9FC6EA and #C39FEA. 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 63% · Blue 92%

Cyan 32% · Magenta 32% · Yellow 0% · Key 8%

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

Previews

CSS code for #9FA0EA

.text { color: #9FA0EA; }
.background { background-color: #9FA0EA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #9FA0EA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(159, 160, 234); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(239, 64%, 77%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #9FA0EA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(159, 160, 234, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #9FA0EA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(159, 160, 234, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#9FA0EA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#9FA0EA">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EAE99F:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #9FA0EA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #9FA0EA

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 #9FA0EA 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 #9FA0EA 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 #9FA0EA?

#9FA0EA is Light Blue, a blue color (RGB 159, 160, 234). Its closest standard named color is SkyBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #9FA0EA?

#9FA0EA is RGB 159, 160, 234 — HSL 239°, 64%, 77% — CMYK 32%, 32%, 0%, 8%.

What colors go with #9FA0EA?

Its complement is #EAE99F; analogous partners are #9FC6EA and #C39FEA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #9FA0EA for text?

Black text on #9FA0EA has a contrast ratio of 8.69:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.42:1.