#9BB0F6#9BB0F6
#9BB0F6 is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.447; OKLCH L 76.8% C 0.103 H 271.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9BB0F6 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(155, 176, 246) |
| HSL | hsl(226, 83%, 79%) |
| HSV | hsv(226, 37%, 96%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(37%, 28.5%, 0%, 3.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.67, 9.41, -37.13) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.67, 38.31, 284.22°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.77% 0.0018 -0.1034) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.77% 0.103 271) |
| XYZ | xyz(45.6725, 44.6711, 93.3868) |
| Luminance | 0.4467 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 3.98
Carolina Blue
#8AB8FE
ΔE00 5.84
Periwinkle Blue
#8F99FB
ΔE00 6.46
Light Periwinkle
#C1C6FC
ΔE00 8.48
Powder Blue (survey)
#B1D1FC
ΔE00 8.52
Lightsteelblue
#B0C4DE
ΔE00 8.74
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9BB0F6 #F6E19B
analogous
#9BDDF6 #9BB0F6 #B39BF6
triadic
#9BB0F6 #F69BB0 #B0F69B
tetradic
#9BB0F6 #F69BDD #F6E19B #9BF6B3
square
#9BB0F6 #F69BDD #F6E19B #9BF6B3
split-complementary
#9BB0F6 #F6B39B #DDF69B
monochromatic
#2B57EC #6384F1 #9BB0F6 #D3DCFB #E3E9FC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.11
#9BB0F6 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.93
#9BB0F6 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #9BB0F6
9.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9BB0F6 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9BB0F6 | 1.00 | 2.11 | 9.93 | 9.93 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.11 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.93 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.93 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#99B6F9
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#91AFF4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#7FBEC9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B2B2B2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9bb0f6; /* rgb */ color: rgb(155, 176, 246); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.8% 0.103 271.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bbc7f9',
500: '#9bb0f6',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9bb0f6; $custom-light: #bbc7f9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9bb0f6",
"rgb": {
"r": 155,
"g": 176,
"b": 246
},
"hsl": {
"h": 226.154,
"s": 83.486,
"l": 78.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76774,
"c": 0.10346,
"h": 271
},
"luminance": 0.44673
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9BB0F6
secondary
#F4EED7
accent
#AE06E0
background
#FBFCFF
surface
#F6F8FF
border
#D0D1D7
text
#121317
muted
#818285