Close to Periwinkle
#9FBCFE
#9FBCFE is a very light, vivid blue, close to the color Periwinkle. In RGB it’s made of 62.4% red, 73.7% green, and 99.6% blue. Its hue is 222°, with 98% saturation and 81% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Combinations from the color wheel, built around #9FBCFE.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
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11.10:1 AAAThis color as text on white
1.89:1 FailThis color as text on black
11.10:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #9FBCFE as they’d see it.
#9FBCFE in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #9FBCFE
What color is #9FBCFE?
#9FBCFE is a very light, vivid blue, close to the color Periwinkle. In RGB it’s made of 62.4% red, 73.7% green, and 99.6% blue. Its hue is 222°, with 98% saturation and 81% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #9FBCFE in RGB?
#9FBCFE is rgb(159, 188, 254): 159 red, 188 green, and 254 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #9FBCFE in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(37, 26, 0, 0). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #9FBCFE?
PANTONE 271 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #9FBCFE?
Its complement #D5BA79 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.