#9BADDD#9BADDD

#9BADDD is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.421; OKLCH L 75.1% C 0.072 H 268.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9BADDD
RGB	rgb(155, 173, 221)
HSL	hsl(224, 49%, 74%)
HSV	hsv(224, 30%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(29.9%, 21.7%, 0%, 13.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(70.92, 4.68, -26.23)
CIE-LCH	lch(70.92, 26.65, 280.12°)
OKLab	oklab(75.09% -0.0017 -0.0723)
OKLCH	oklch(75.09% 0.072 268.6)
XYZ	xyz(41.5086, 42.0747, 74.3268)
Luminance	0.4208 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9BADDD #DDCB9B

analogous

#9BCEDD #9BADDD #AA9BDD

triadic

#9BADDD #DD9BAD #ADDD9B

tetradic

#9BADDD #DD9BCE #DDCB9B #9BDDAA

square

#9BADDD #DD9BCE #DDCB9B #9BDDAA

split-complementary

#9BADDD #DDAA9B #CEDD9B

monochromatic

#4062BD #6D88CD #9BADDD #C9D2ED #E8ECF7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.23

#9BADDD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

9.42

#9BADDD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #9BADDD

9.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9BADDD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##9BADDD	1.00	2.23	9.42	9.42
#FFFFFF	2.23	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	9.42	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	9.42	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#9EB1DF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#98ABDC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#89B6BD

Achromatopsia (no color)

#AEAEAE

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9baddd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(155, 173, 221);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(75.1% 0.072 268.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bac5e7',
    500: '#9baddd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9baddd;
$custom-light: #bac5e7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9baddd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 155,
    "g": 173,
    "b": 221
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 223.636,
    "s": 49.254,
    "l": 73.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.7509,
    "c": 0.07234,
    "h": 268.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.42076
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9BADDD

secondary

#EEE9DD

accent

#9429BD

background

#FBFCFE

surface

#F6F8FC

border

#D0D1D5

text

#121216

muted

#818184

Preview Lab

Preview with #9BADDD

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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