Pale Cerulean (#9BC4E2)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

Sample Text
This is how text may look on this color.
Best text color: #000000
Contrast vs white: 1.84:1 — vs black: 11.39:1

Color values

  • HEX #9BC4E2
  • RGB rgb(155, 196, 226)
  • HSL hsl(205, 31%, 88%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 31.42, 13.27, 0, 11.37 )
  • Websafe #99CCCC

Tags

Tip: tags are heuristic suggestions (helpful for browsing and inspiration).

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #9BC4E2 based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Pale Cerulean
#9BC4E2 Base
#E2B99B
Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Pale Cerulean
#9BC4E2 Base
#9BE2DD
#9BA1E2
Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Pale Cerulean
#9BC4E2 Base
#E29BC4
#C4E29B
Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Pale Cerulean
#9BC4E2 Base
#E29BA1
#E2DD9B
Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Pale Cerulean
#9BC4E2 Base
#DD9BE2
#E2B99B
#A1E29B
Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Pale Cerulean
#9BC4E2 Base
#337CB1
#60A1D1
#7BB1D9
#BBD7EB
#D6E7F3
#EBF3F9
Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Pale Cerulean, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

#060E14
#16344B
#265B82
#3682B9
#64A3D2
Pale Cerulean #9BC4E2 Base
#ABCDE7
#BBD7EB
#CBE0F0
#DBEAF5
#EBF3F9
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #9BC4E2. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #9BC4E2;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #9BC4E2;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #9BC4E2;
}
CSS Gradient
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #9BC4E2,
        #EBE1D9
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #9BC4E2,
        #EBE1D9
    );
}
SCSS Variable
// SCSS variable
$pale-cerulean: #9BC4E2;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$pale-cerulean-r: 155;
$pale-cerulean-g: 196;
$pale-cerulean-b: 226;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $pale-cerulean;
    color: rgba($pale-cerulean-r, $pale-cerulean-g, $pale-cerulean-b, 0.8);
}
Color Blindness Simulation

How Pale Cerulean appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #9BC4E2 How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #B9B9E3 Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.
Protanopia #C0C0E2 Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #95C8C8 Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #BFBFBF Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.
Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Pale Cerulean ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Pale Cerulean #9BC4E2 Base
Baby Blue Eyes #A1CAF1 ΔE 3.24
Cornflower #9ACEEB ΔE 3.41
Light Cornflower Blue #93CCEA ΔE 3.74
Pale Cornflower Blue #ABCDEF ΔE 3.82

How to use this color

  1. Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
  2. Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
  3. Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.