#9BBAE4
Baby Blue · light cool blue
About #9BBAE4
#9BBAE4 is a muted, light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 61% red, 73% green and 89% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 32% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 11% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Baby Blue (ΔE 13.9); Dusty Blue comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #E4C59B — a sand tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use light tones like #9BBAE4 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 10.54:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #9BBAE4?
#9BBAE4 is a muted, light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 61% red, 73% green and 89% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 32% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 11% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #9BBAE4?
Use black text. Black on #9BBAE4 has a contrast ratio of 10.54:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #9BBAE4?
Its complementary colour is #E4C59B, and analogous partners are #9BDEE4 and #A19BE4.