Palettes / Colors / #9FBCD8

#9FBCD8 — Light Muted Blue

#9FBCD8 is a blue color we call Light Muted 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 #9FBCD8 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.

#9FBCD8 is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #D9BCA1; it also sits naturally between #A1D9D8 and #A1A2D9. 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 74% · Blue 85%

Cyan 26% · Magenta 13% · Yellow 0% · Key 15%

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

Previews

CSS code for #9FBCD8

.text { color: #9FBCD8; }
.background { background-color: #9FBCD8; }
.border { border: 3px solid #9FBCD8; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(159, 188, 216); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(209, 42%, 74%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #9FBCD8; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(159, 188, 216, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #9FBCD8; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(159, 188, 216, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#9FBCD8">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#9FBCD8">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #D9BCA1:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #9FBCD8: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #9FBCD8

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 #9FBCD8 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 #9FBCD8 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 #9FBCD8?

#9FBCD8 is Light Muted Blue, a blue color (RGB 159, 188, 216). Its closest standard named color is LightBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #9FBCD8?

#9FBCD8 is RGB 159, 188, 216 — HSL 209°, 42%, 74% — CMYK 26%, 13%, 0%, 15%.

What colors go with #9FBCD8?

Its complement is #D9BCA1; analogous partners are #A1D9D8 and #A1A2D9. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #9FBCD8 for text?

Black text on #9FBCD8 has a contrast ratio of 10.66:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.97:1.