Columbia Blue

#9BDDFF

Columbia Blue #9BDDFF

Shades of Columbia Blue

#9BDDFF

#8AC5E2

#78ACC6

#6793AA

#567B8D

#456271

#334955

#223138

#11181C

#000000

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Tints of Columbia Blue

#9BDDFF

#A6E1FF

#B1E5FF

#BCE8FF

#C7ECFF

#D2F0FF

#DDF3FF

#E8F7FF

#F3FBFF

#FFFFFF

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Tones of Columbia Blue

#99DDFF

#9EDBF9

#A4D9F3

#AAD7ED

#AFD5E8

#B5D3E2

#BAD1DD

#C0CFD7

#C6CDD1

#CCCCCC

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What color is Columbia Blue

Columbia Blue is a light medium bright shade of Sky Blue. It belongs to the color family Pastel Sky Blue, and it has high lightness and medium saturation. Columbia Blue is a cool color.

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What are the HEX, RGB, HSV, HSL and CMYK color codes of Columbia Blue

RGB space

CMYK space


The hex code for Columbia Blue is #9BDDFF.
In the RGB (Red, Green, Blue) color space, which is used for digital colors, Columbia Blue has 61%% Red, 87% Green, and 100% Blue.
Columbia Blue has 200° Hue, 39% Saturation, and 100% Value in the HSV (Hue, Saturation, Value) color space, which is another way to represent digital colors.
Columbia Blue has 200° Hue, 98% Saturation, and 80% Lightness in the HSL (Hue, Saturation, Lightness) color space, which is a different way to express digital colors.
Columbia Blue has 39% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow, and 0% black in the CMYK (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black) color space, which is used for color printing.

Color Space
Original Units
Percentage

Hex

#9BDDFF

RGB

(155, 221, 255)

(61%, 87%, 100%)

HSV

(200°, 39, 100)

(56%, 39%, 100%)

HSL

(200°, 98, 80)

(56%, 98%, 80%)

CMYK

(39, 13, 0, 0)

(39%, 13%, 0%, 0%)

How does Columbia Blue contrast with black and white

The natural luminance of Columbia Blue is 66%, which is medium high.
Columbia Blue has a higher contrast with black than white. Columbia Blue and black have a 14.2:1 contrast ratio, which meets the AAA requirement. These colors are suitable for text. Columbia Blue and white have a 1.5:1 contrast ratio, which is insufficient for readability.

Luminance
Contrast to Black
Contrast to White

66%

AAA (14.2)

insufficient (1.5)

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Example White

Example Black

Example White

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What colors go with Columbia Blue

Summer

#344A55

#647042

#91B9CC

#EEDED5

#9BDDFF

Winter

#293E49

#A83FD5

#72A3BC

#9BDDFF

#EBE8F3

Spring

#25422D

#5B8062

#9CC0D3

#9BDDFF

#D2EED0

Analogous

#1E3F4B

#598FA0

#81AFC7

#9BDDFF

#E8F0F3

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How to mix Columbia Blue paint

To mix Columbia Blue paint using eight primary colors (Red, Green, Blue, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 20% Blue, 19% Cyan, 61% White, as shown below.

Yellow

0%

Red

0%

Green

0%

Blue

20%

Cyan

19%

Magenta

0%

Black

0%

White

61%

To mix Columbia Blue paint using five primary colors (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 29% Cyan, 10% Magenta, 61% White, as shown below.

Cyan

29%

Magenta

10%

Yellow

0%

Black

0%

White

61%

What colors are similar to Columbia Blue

Colors similar to Columbia Blue are: Light Blue, Coral Blue, Blizzard Blue, Baby Blue, and Jeans Blue. Light Blue is more blue and paler and lighter than Columbia Blue. Coral Blue is more cyan and paler than Columbia Blue. Blizzard Blue is more cyan and paler and lighter than Columbia Blue. Baby Blue is more blue and paler and darker than Columbia Blue. Jeans Blue is more blue and paler and darker than Columbia Blue.

Light Blue

#ADDFFF

more blue,

paler,

lighter

Coral Blue

#AFDCEC

more cyan,

paler

Blizzard Blue

#A3E3ED

more cyan,

paler,

lighter

Baby Blue

#A2CFFE

more blue,

paler,

darker

Jeans Blue

#A0CFEC

more blue,

paler,

darker