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#9FDFF7 — Light Vivid Blue

#9FDFF7 is a blue color we call Light Vivid 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 #9FDFF7 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.

#9FDFF7 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 #F7B8A1; it also sits naturally between #A1F7E3 and #A1B5F7. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#9FDFF7 · RGB 159, 223, 247

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Color values

HEX#9FDFF7
RGB159, 223, 247
HSL196°, 85%, 80%
HSV196°, 36%, 97%
CMYK36%, 10%, 0%, 3%
XYZ57.47, 66.86, 97.87
Yxy66.86, 0.2587, 0.3009
CIE-Lab85.43, -14.40, -18.13
Hunter Lab81.77, -13.47, -18.88

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 62% · Green 87% · Blue 97%

Cyan 36% · Magenta 10% · Yellow 0% · Key 3%

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

Previews

Sample text in #9FDFF7 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #9FDFF7 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #9FDFF7

.text { color: #9FDFF7; }
.background { background-color: #9FDFF7; }
.border { border: 3px solid #9FDFF7; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(159, 223, 247); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(196, 85%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #9FDFF7; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(159, 223, 247, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #9FDFF7; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(159, 223, 247, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#9FDFF7">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#9FDFF7">Div content here</div>

Shades of #9FDFF7

#7BD4F4#5AC9F2#34BDEF#13B2EC#1096C6#0D79A0#0A607F#07445A#052B39#020E13

Tints of #9FDFF7

#AAE3F8#AFE5F8#B8E8F9#BDE9FA#C6EDFA#D0F0FB#D5F1FC#DEF4FC#E3F6FD#ECF9FD

Tones of #9FDFF7

#A7DDF1#ADDBEB#B3D8E5#BAD5DE#C0D2D8#C6CFD2

Color harmonies

Complementary — #F7B8A1:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.46:1 Fails
Against black text14.37:1 AAA

Best text color on #9FDFF7: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #9FDFF7

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #9FDFF7: ·

How #9FDFF7 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #BBBBF1Deuteranopia · #B7B2F0Tritanopia · #A2EDEC

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:

Bootstrap light · #F8F9FAMaterial Grey 500 · #9E9E9ETailwind violet 500 · #8B5CF6

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #9FDFF7 rather than the exact color:

Palette 3674b5
#3674B5 · #578FCA · #A1E3F9 · #D1F8EF
Palette Fff9d0
#FFF9D0 · #CAF4FF · #A0DEFF · #5AB2FF
Palette 6499e9
#6499E9 · #9EDDFF · #A6F6FF · #BEFFF7
Palette 7579e7
#7579E7 · #9AB3F5 · #A3D8F4 · #B9FFFC
Royal Ruby Tempest
#243868 · #306CA5 · #2A5AE5 · #A1DCEF
Palette 9adcff
#9ADCFF · #FFF89A · #FFB2A6 · #FF8AAE

Similar colors

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

#A1E3F9#A0DEFF#9EDDFF#A3D8F4#A1DCEF#9ADCFF#97E2F1#A6DCEF#A3D8FF#A2D5F2#98E4FF#A1EAFB

Browse neighbouring colors

← #9FDFF6  ·  #9FDFF8 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #9FDFF7?

#9FDFF7 is Light Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 159, 223, 247). Its closest standard named color is LightBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #9FDFF7?

#9FDFF7 is RGB 159, 223, 247 — HSL 196°, 85%, 80% — CMYK 36%, 10%, 0%, 3%.

What colors go with #9FDFF7?

Its complement is #F7B8A1; analogous partners are #A1F7E3 and #A1B5F7. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #9FDFF7 for text?

Black text on #9FDFF7 has a contrast ratio of 14.37:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.46:1.