Close to Cornflower Blue
#9FABFB
#9FABFB is a very light, vivid blue, close to the color Cornflower Blue. In RGB it’s made of 62.4% red, 67.1% green, and 98.4% blue. Its hue is 232°, with 92% saturation and 80% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #9FABFB.
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.
White text on this color
2.17:1 FailBlack text on this color
9.69:1 AAAThis color as text on white
2.17:1 FailThis color as text on black
9.69:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #9FABFB as they’d see it.
#9FABFB 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 #9FABFB
What color is #9FABFB?
#9FABFB is a very light, vivid blue, close to the color Cornflower Blue. In RGB it’s made of 62.4% red, 67.1% green, and 98.4% blue. Its hue is 232°, with 92% saturation and 80% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #9FABFB in RGB?
#9FABFB is rgb(159, 171, 251): 159 red, 171 green, and 251 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #9FABFB in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(37, 32, 0, 2). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #9FABFB?
PANTONE 272 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #9FABFB?
Its complement #BCB260 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.