Information about #9FA8ED color

#9FA8ED color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #9FA8ED is classified in the Register under the Blue Color Family, with High Saturation and Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(159, 168, 237) — 62.4% red, 65.9% green, 92.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 31 / 27 / 0 / 7. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#9FA8ED presents itself as a strongly colored deep-sea blue — one that appears airy and pastel-like. In practice it works well for clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is very close to Maximum Blue Purple (#ACACE6). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Nanoc The Mighty Evil Pig (#AAA4E3) and Very Light Phthalo Blue (#9EAAFF).

In RGB terms — rgb(159, 168, 237) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #9FA8ED background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 9.3:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.3:1. No one has named #9FA8ED so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#9FA8ED color variations

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#9FA8ED color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #9FA8ED

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#9FA8ED
  • RGB159, 168, 237
  • CMYK31, 27, 0, 7
  • CSSrgb(159, 168, 237)
  • HSL233°, 68%, 78%
  • HSL Precise233.077°, 68.421%, 77.647%
  • HSV233°, 33%, 93%
  • HSB233°, 33%, 93%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.624
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.659
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.929
  • GLSLvec3(0.624, 0.659, 0.929)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.624, 0.659, 0.929, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.624, 0.659, 0.929)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB62.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB65.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB92.9%
  • Color FamilyBlue
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID9FA8ED
  • DECIMAL ID10463469
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01