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#9CC0DF

Baby Blue · light cool blue

About #9CC0DF

#9CC0DF is a light, muted blue colour. Digitally that works out to 61% red, 75% green and 87% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 30% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Baby Blue (ΔE 10.1), with Sky Blue the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #DFBB9C (tan), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 11.02:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red156
Green192
Blue223

Closest named colours

Baby Blue
#89CFF0 · ΔE 10.1
Sky Blue
#87CEEB · ΔE 10.6
Dusty Blue
#8CA3B8 · ΔE 11.9

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

Text on #9CC0DF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on baby blue #9CC0DF.
1.91:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on baby blue #9CC0DF.
11.02:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #9CC0DF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#9CC0DF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B4C0E1
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#ABB9DE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#88C7CA

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #9CC0DF?

#9CC0DF is a light, muted blue colour. Digitally that works out to 61% red, 75% green and 87% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 30% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #9CC0DF?

Use black text. Black on #9CC0DF has a contrast ratio of 11.02:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #9CC0DF?

Its complementary colour is #DFBB9C, and analogous partners are #9CDFDD and #9C9EDF.