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#9BDFE4

Powder Blue · very light cool teal

About #9BDFE4

With the hex code #9BDFE4, this is a very light teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 61% red, 87% green and 89% blue, while a printer would mix 32% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 11% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Powder Blue — a ΔE of 6.2 — followed by Light Blue. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #E4A09B, a melon shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 14.07:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red155
Green223
Blue228

Closest named colours

Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 6.2
Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 9.4
Sky Blue
#87CEEB · ΔE 14.2

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #9BDFE4

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on powder blue #9BDFE4.
1.49:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on powder blue #9BDFE4.
14.07:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #9BDFE4 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#9BDFE4
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D5D9E4
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C8CFE4
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#80E4E0

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #9BDFE4?

With the hex code #9BDFE4, this is a very light teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 61% red, 87% green and 89% blue, while a printer would mix 32% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 11% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #9BDFE4?

Use black text. Black on #9BDFE4 has a contrast ratio of 14.07:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #9BDFE4?

Its complementary colour is #E4A09B, and analogous partners are #9BE4C4 and #9BBBE4.