#9BB3DA#9BB3DA

#9BB3DA is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.443; OKLCH L 76.2% C 0.062 H 260.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9BB3DA
RGB	rgb(155, 179, 218)
HSL	hsl(217, 46%, 73%)
HSV	hsv(217, 29%, 85%)
CMYK	cmyk(28.9%, 17.9%, 0%, 14.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(72.41, 0.64, -22.32)
CIE-LCH	lch(72.41, 22.33, 271.64°)
OKLab	oklab(76.22% -0.0107 -0.0613)
OKLCH	oklch(76.22% 0.062 260.1)
XYZ	xyz(42.2889, 44.2692, 72.6327)
Luminance	0.4427 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9BB3DA #DAC29B

analogous

#9BD2DA #9BB3DA #A29BDA

triadic

#9BB3DA #DA9BB3 #B3DA9B

tetradic

#9BB3DA #DA9BD2 #DAC29B #9BDAA2

square

#9BB3DA #DA9BD2 #DAC29B #9BDAA2

split-complementary

#9BB3DA #DAA29B #D2DA9B

monochromatic

#4470B7 #6E91C9 #9BB3DA #C8D5EB #E9EEF7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.13

#9BB3DA on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

9.85

#9BB3DA on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #9BB3DA

9.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9BB3DA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##9BB3DA	1.00	2.13	9.85	9.85
#FFFFFF	2.13	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	9.85	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	9.85	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#A6B5DC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#9FAFD9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#89BBC0

Achromatopsia (no color)

#B2B2B2

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9bb3da;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(155, 179, 218);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(76.2% 0.062 260.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b9c9e5',
    500: '#9bb3da',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9bb3da;
$custom-light: #b9c9e5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9bb3da",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 155,
    "g": 179,
    "b": 218
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 217.143,
    "s": 45.985,
    "l": 73.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.76217,
    "c": 0.06225,
    "h": 260.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.44271
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9BB3DA

secondary

#EEE7DD

accent

#842CB9

background

#FBFCFE

surface

#F6F8FC

border

#D0D1D5

text

#121315

muted

#818284

Preview Lab

Preview with #9BB3DA

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

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