#9BB0FF#9BB0FF
#9BB0FF is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.452; OKLCH L 77.2% C 0.116 H 272.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9BB0FF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(155, 176, 255) |
| HSL | hsl(227, 100%, 80%) |
| HSV | hsv(227, 39%, 100%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(39.2%, 31%, 0%, 0%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.05, 11.81, -41.42) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.05, 43.07, 285.91°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.19% 0.0042 -0.1158) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.19% 0.116 272.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(47.0875, 45.2370, 100.8389) |
| Luminance | 0.4524 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 3.97
Carolina Blue
#8AB8FE
ΔE00 5.66
Periwinkle Blue
#8F99FB
ΔE00 6.24
Powder Blue (survey)
#B1D1FC
ΔE00 8.50
Light Grey Blue
#9DBCD4
ΔE00 8.79
Lightsteelblue
#B0C4DE
ΔE00 8.97
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9BB0FF #FFEA9B
analogous
#9BE2FF #9BB0FF #B89BFF
triadic
#9BB0FF #FF9BB0 #B0FF9B
tetradic
#9BB0FF #FF9BE2 #FFEA9B #9BFFB8
square
#9BB0FF #FF9BE2 #FFEA9B #9BFFB8
split-complementary
#9BB0FF #FFB89B #E2FF9B
monochromatic
#214FFF #5E80FF #9BB0FF #D8E0FF #E0E7FF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.09
#9BB0FF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.05
#9BB0FF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #9BB0FF
10.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9BB0FF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9BB0FF | 1.00 | 2.09 | 10.05 | 10.05 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.09 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.05 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.05 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#95B8FF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8DAFFD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#7BC0CC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B3B3B3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9bb0ff; /* rgb */ color: rgb(155, 176, 255); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.2% 0.116 272.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bcc7ff',
500: '#9bb0ff',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9bb0ff; $custom-light: #bcc7ff; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9bb0ff",
"rgb": {
"r": 155,
"g": 176,
"b": 255
},
"hsl": {
"h": 227.4,
"s": 100,
"l": 80.392
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77186,
"c": 0.11585,
"h": 272.1
},
"luminance": 0.45239
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9BB0FF
secondary
#F7F0D4
accent
#B500E6
background
#FBFCFF
surface
#F7F8FF
border
#D0D1D7
text
#121318
muted
#818286