#9ED2FF
Baby Blue · very light cool blue
About #9ED2FF
#9ED2FF is a moderately saturated, very light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 62% red, 82% green and 100% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 38% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Baby Blue (ΔE 9.0); Sky Blue comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #FFCB9E — a peach tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #9ED2FF for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 13.12:1, 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 #9ED2FF?
#9ED2FF is a moderately saturated, very light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 62% red, 82% green and 100% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 38% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #9ED2FF?
Use black text. Black on #9ED2FF has a contrast ratio of 13.12:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #9ED2FF?
Its complementary colour is #FFCB9E, and analogous partners are #9EFFFB and #9EA2FF.