#9BAFFE#9BAFFE
#9BAFFE is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.448; OKLCH L 76.9% C 0.116 H 272.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9BAFFE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(155, 175, 254) |
| HSL | hsl(228, 98%, 80%) |
| HSV | hsv(228, 39%, 100%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(39%, 31.1%, 0%, 0.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.75, 12.10, -41.35) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.75, 43.08, 286.31°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.94% 0.0052 -0.1156) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.94% 0.116 272.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(46.7316, 44.7821, 99.9282) |
| Luminance | 0.4478 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 4.24
Carolina Blue
#8AB8FE
ΔE00 5.93
Periwinkle Blue
#8F99FB
ΔE00 5.98
Powder Blue (survey)
#B1D1FC
ΔE00 8.74
Light Grey Blue
#9DBCD4
ΔE00 8.87
Light Periwinkle
#C1C6FC
ΔE00 9.01
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9BAFFE #FEEA9B
analogous
#9BE0FE #9BAFFE #B99BFE
triadic
#9BAFFE #FE9BAF #AFFE9B
tetradic
#9BAFFE #FE9BE0 #FEEA9B #9BFEB9
square
#9BAFFE #FE9BE0 #FEEA9B #9BFEB9
split-complementary
#9BAFFE #FEB99B #E0FE9B
monochromatic
#224EFD #5E7FFD #9BAFFE #D8DFFF #E1E7FF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.11
#9BAFFE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.96
#9BAFFE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #9BAFFE
9.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9BAFFE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9BAFFE | 1.00 | 2.11 | 9.96 | 9.96 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.11 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.96 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.96 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#94B7FF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8CAFFC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#7CBFCB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B2B2B2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9baffe; /* rgb */ color: rgb(155, 175, 254); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.9% 0.116 272.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bcc6ff',
500: '#9baffe',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9baffe; $custom-light: #bcc6ff; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9baffe",
"rgb": {
"r": 155,
"g": 175,
"b": 254
},
"hsl": {
"h": 227.879,
"s": 98.02,
"l": 80.196
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7694,
"c": 0.11568,
"h": 272.6
},
"luminance": 0.44784
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9BAFFE
secondary
#F7F0D4
accent
#B700E6
background
#FBFCFF
surface
#F7F8FF
border
#D0D1D7
text
#121318
muted
#818286