#9BB2DB#9BB2DB
#9BB2DB is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.439; OKLCH L 76.0% C 0.064 H 261.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9BB2DB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(155, 178, 219) |
| HSL | hsl(218, 47%, 73%) |
| HSV | hsv(218, 29%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(29.2%, 18.7%, 0%, 14.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.18, 1.43, -23.22) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.18, 23.27, 273.53°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.05% -0.0091 -0.0638) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.05% 0.064 261.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.2205, 43.9223, 73.2574) |
| Luminance | 0.4392 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 5.25
Lightsteelblue
#B0C4DE
ΔE00 6.32
Carolina Blue
#8AB8FE
ΔE00 6.66
Cloudy Blue
#ACC2D9
ΔE00 6.93
Light Grey Blue
#9DBCD4
ΔE00 7.28
Light Blue Grey
#B7C9E2
ΔE00 7.53
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9BB2DB #DBC49B
analogous
#9BD2DB #9BB2DB #A49BDB
triadic
#9BB2DB #DB9BB2 #B2DB9B
tetradic
#9BB2DB #DB9BD2 #DBC49B #9BDBA4
square
#9BB2DB #DB9BD2 #DBC49B #9BDBA4
split-complementary
#9BB2DB #DBA49B #D2DB9B
monochromatic
#436DB9 #6E8FCB #9BB2DB #C8D5EB #E8EEF7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.15
#9BB2DB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.78
#9BB2DB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #9BB2DB
9.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9BB2DB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9BB2DB | 1.00 | 2.15 | 9.78 | 9.78 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.15 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.78 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.78 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A4B4DD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9EAEDA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#89BAC0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B1B1B1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9bb2db; /* rgb */ color: rgb(155, 178, 219); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.0% 0.064 261.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bac8e6',
500: '#9bb2db',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9bb2db; $custom-light: #bac8e6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9bb2db",
"rgb": {
"r": 155,
"g": 178,
"b": 219
},
"hsl": {
"h": 218.438,
"s": 47.059,
"l": 73.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76047,
"c": 0.06448,
"h": 261.9
},
"luminance": 0.43924
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9BB2DB
secondary
#EEE8DD
accent
#872BBA
background
#FBFCFE
surface
#F6F8FC
border
#D0D1D5
text
#121316
muted
#818284