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#9FE2FF — Light Vivid Blue

#9FE2FF is a blue color we call Light Vivid Blue, closest to the named color PaleTurquoise (#AFEEEE). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: paleturquoise (#AFEEEE) — not an exact match. CSS paleturquoise gives you #AFEEEE, a different color; use #9FE2FF 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.

#9FE2FF 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 #FFBB9E; it also sits naturally between #9EFFEC and #9EB1FF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#9FE2FF · RGB 159, 226, 255

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Color values

HEX#9FE2FF
RGB159, 226, 255
HSL198°, 100%, 81%
HSV198°, 38%, 100%
CMYK38%, 11%, 0%, 0%
XYZ59.54, 68.98, 104.78
Yxy68.98, 0.2552, 0.2957
CIE-Lab86.50, -13.96, -20.74
Hunter Lab83.06, -13.15, -22.00

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 62% · Green 89% · Blue 100%

Cyan 38% · Magenta 11% · Yellow 0% · Key 0%

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

Previews

Sample text in #9FE2FF on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #9FE2FF on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #9FE2FF

.text { color: #9FE2FF; }
.background { background-color: #9FE2FF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #9FE2FF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(159, 226, 255); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(198, 100%, 81%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #9FE2FF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(159, 226, 255, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #9FE2FF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(159, 226, 255, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#9FE2FF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#9FE2FF">Div content here</div>

Shades of #9FE2FF

#75D6FF#52CBFF#29BFFF#00B3FF#009ADB#007DB3#00608A#004461#002B3D#000E14

Tints of #9FE2FF

#A8E5FF#ADE7FF#B8EAFF#BDEBFF#C7EEFF#CCF0FF#D6F3FF#DBF4FF#E5F7FF#EBF9FF

Tones of #9FE2FF

#A5DFF8#ACDCF1#B3DAEA#BAD7E3#C0D4DD#C8D1D5

Color harmonies

Complementary — #FFBB9E:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.42:1 Fails
Against black text14.80:1 AAA

Best text color on #9FE2FF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #9FE2FF

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 #9FE2FF: ·

How #9FE2FF looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #BCBDF8Deuteranopia · #B8B3F6Tritanopia · #A2F2F1

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 #9FE2FF rather than the exact color:

Palette Fff9d0
#FFF9D0 · #CAF4FF · #A0DEFF · #5AB2FF
Palette 6499e9
#6499E9 · #9EDDFF · #A6F6FF · #BEFFF7
Palette 3674b5
#3674B5 · #578FCA · #A1E3F9 · #D1F8EF
Palette 00a9ff
#00A9FF · #89CFF3 · #A0E9FF · #CDF5FD
Palette B6fffa
#B6FFFA · #98E4FF · #80B3FF · #687EFF
Palette 9adcff
#9ADCFF · #FFF89A · #FFB2A6 · #FF8AAE

Similar colors

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

#A0DEFF#9EDDFF#A1E3F9#A0E9FF#98E4FF#9ADCFF#A7E6FF#A1EAFB#A3D8FF#9CD5FF#97D7FF#94DAFF

Browse neighbouring colors

← #9FE2FE  ·  #9FE300 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #9FE2FF?

#9FE2FF is Light Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 159, 226, 255). Its closest standard named color is PaleTurquoise.

What is the RGB and HSL of #9FE2FF?

#9FE2FF is RGB 159, 226, 255 — HSL 198°, 100%, 81% — CMYK 38%, 11%, 0%, 0%.

What colors go with #9FE2FF?

Its complement is #FFBB9E; analogous partners are #9EFFEC and #9EB1FF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #9FE2FF for text?

Black text on #9FE2FF has a contrast ratio of 14.80:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.42:1.