Palettes / Colors / #9FD7FF

#9FD7FF — Light Vivid Blue

#9FD7FF is a blue color we call Light Vivid Blue, closest to the named color LightSkyBlue (#87CEFA). It belongs to the blue family.

#9FD7FF 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 #FFC69E; it also sits naturally between #9EFFF7 and #9EA6FF. 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 84% · Blue 100%

Cyan 38% · Magenta 16% · Yellow 0% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #9FD7FF

.text { color: #9FD7FF; }
.background { background-color: #9FD7FF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #9FD7FF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(159, 215, 255); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(205, 100%, 81%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #9FD7FF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(159, 215, 255, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #9FD7FF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(159, 215, 255, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#9FD7FF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#9FD7FF">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #FFC69E:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #9FD7FF: #000000.

How #9FD7FF 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 #9FD7FF 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

← #9FD7FE  ·  #9FD800 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #9FD7FF?

#9FD7FF is Light Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 159, 215, 255). Its closest standard named color is LightSkyBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #9FD7FF?

#9FD7FF is RGB 159, 215, 255 — HSL 205°, 100%, 81% — CMYK 38%, 16%, 0%, 0%.

What colors go with #9FD7FF?

Its complement is #FFC69E; analogous partners are #9EFFF7 and #9EA6FF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #9FD7FF for text?

Black text on #9FD7FF has a contrast ratio of 13.64:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.54:1.