Columbia Blue (#9BDDFF)

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: 1.48:1 — vs black: 14.18:1

Color values

HEX #9BDDFF
RGB rgb(155, 221, 255)
HSL hsl(200, 39%, 100%)
CMYK cmyk( 39.22, 13.33, 0, 0 )
Websafe #99CCFF

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Style

Use case

Text (210) Background (190) Print (170)

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Color Harmonies

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

Complementary

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

Columbia Blue
#9BDDFF Base

#FFBD9B

Analogous

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

Columbia Blue
#9BDDFF Base

#9BFFEF

#9BABFF

Triadic

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

Columbia Blue
#9BDDFF Base

#FF9BDD

#DDFF9B

Split-Complementary

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

Columbia Blue
#9BDDFF Base

#FF9BAB

#FFEF9B

Tetradic (Square)

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

Columbia Blue
#9BDDFF Base

#EF9BFF

#FFBD9B

#ABFF9B

Monochromatic

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

Columbia Blue
#9BDDFF Base

#02A9FF

#4FC3FF

#72CFFF

#C4EBFF

#E6F6FF

Shades & Tints

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

Shades (darker)

— #00111A

— #004466

— #0076B3

— #01A9FF

— #4EC3FF

Columbia Blue #9BDDFF Base

— #AAE2FF

— #B9E7FF

— #C8ECFF

— #D7F1FF

— #E6F6FF

CSS & SCSS Snippets

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

/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #9BDDFF;
}

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

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #9BDDFF;
}

/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #9BDDFF,
        #FFFFFF
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #9BDDFF,
        #FFFFFF
    );
}

// SCSS variable
$columbia-blue: #9BDDFF;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$columbia-blue-r: 155;
$columbia-blue-g: 221;
$columbia-blue-b: 255;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $columbia-blue;
    color: rgba($columbia-blue-r, $columbia-blue-g, $columbia-blue-b, 0.8);
}

Color Blindness Simulation

How Columbia Blue appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #9BDDFF How the color appears with full color vision.

Deuteranopia #CDCDFF 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 #D7D7FF Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.

Tritanopia #93E2E2 Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.

Achromatopsia #D4D4D4 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 Columbia Blue ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Columbia Blue #9BDDFF Base

Pale Cyan #87D3F8 ΔE 2.93

Baby Blue #89CFF0 ΔE 3.59

Cornflower #9ACEEB ΔE 3.87

Fresh Air #A6E7FF ΔE 3.91

How to use this color

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