#9AB7EA#9AB7EA
#9AB7EA is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.467; OKLCH L 77.6% C 0.080 H 261.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.34:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9AB7EA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(154, 183, 234) |
| HSL | hsl(218, 66%, 76%) |
| HSV | hsv(218, 34%, 92%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(34.2%, 21.8%, 0%, 8.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.98, 2.15, -28.62) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.98, 28.70, 274.30°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.62% -0.0117 -0.0791) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.62% 0.08 261.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(45.1067, 46.6755, 84.4585) |
| Luminance | 0.4668 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 2.85
Carolina Blue
#8AB8FE
ΔE00 4.30
Powder Blue (survey)
#B1D1FC
ΔE00 6.58
Lightsteelblue
#B0C4DE
ΔE00 6.83
Baby Blue (survey)
#A2CFFE
ΔE00 6.95
Cloudy Blue
#ACC2D9
ΔE00 7.44
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9AB7EA #EACD9A
analogous
#9ADFEA #9AB7EA #A59AEA
triadic
#9AB7EA #EA9AB7 #B7EA9A
tetradic
#9AB7EA #EA9ADF #EACD9A #9AEAA5
square
#9AB7EA #EA9ADF #EACD9A #9AEAA5
split-complementary
#9AB7EA #EAA59A #DFEA9A
monochromatic
#356FD5 #6793DF #9AB7EA #CDDBF5 #E6EDFA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.03
#9AB7EA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.34
#9AB7EA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #9AB7EA
10.34:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9AB7EA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9AB7EA | 1.00 | 2.03 | 10.34 | 10.34 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.03 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.34 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.34 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A6BAEC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9DB2E9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#82C2C8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B6B6B6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9ab7ea; /* rgb */ color: rgb(154, 183, 234); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.6% 0.080 261.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#baccf1',
500: '#9ab7ea',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9ab7ea; $custom-light: #baccf1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9ab7ea",
"rgb": {
"r": 154,
"g": 183,
"b": 234
},
"hsl": {
"h": 218.25,
"s": 65.574,
"l": 76.078
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77623,
"c": 0.08001,
"h": 261.6
},
"luminance": 0.46678
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9AB7EA
secondary
#F1E9DA
accent
#8C18CD
background
#FBFCFE
surface
#F6F8FD
border
#D0D1D5
text
#121316
muted
#818284