#9BB3DC#9BB3DC

#9BB3DC is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.444; OKLCH L 76.3% C 0.065 H 261.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9BB3DC
RGB	rgb(155, 179, 220)
HSL	hsl(218, 48%, 74%)
HSV	hsv(218, 30%, 86%)
CMYK	cmyk(29.5%, 18.6%, 0%, 13.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(72.48, 1.13, -23.31)
CIE-LCH	lch(72.48, 23.34, 272.77°)
OKLab	oklab(76.3% -0.0101 -0.0641)
OKLCH	oklch(76.3% 0.065 261.1)
XYZ	xyz(42.5522, 44.3745, 74.0194)
Luminance	0.4438 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9BB3DC #DCC49B

analogous

#9BD3DC #9BB3DC #A39BDC

triadic

#9BB3DC #DC9BB3 #B3DC9B

tetradic

#9BB3DC #DC9BD3 #DCC49B #9BDCA3

square

#9BB3DC #DC9BD3 #DCC49B #9BDCA3

split-complementary

#9BB3DC #DCA39B #D3DC9B

monochromatic

#416EBB #6E91CC #9BB3DC #C8D5EC #E8EEF7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.13

#9BB3DC on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

9.88

#9BB3DC on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #9BB3DC

9.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9BB3DC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##9BB3DC	1.00	2.13	9.88	9.88
#FFFFFF	2.13	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	9.88	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	9.88	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#A5B5DE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#9FAFDB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#89BBC1

Achromatopsia (no color)

#B2B2B2

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9bb3dc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(155, 179, 220);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(76.3% 0.065 261.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bac9e7',
    500: '#9bb3dc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9bb3dc;
$custom-light: #bac9e7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9bb3dc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 155,
    "g": 179,
    "b": 220
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 217.846,
    "s": 48.148,
    "l": 73.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.76295,
    "c": 0.06487,
    "h": 261.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.44376
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9BB3DC

secondary

#EEE8DD

accent

#862ABB

background

#FBFCFE

surface

#F6F8FC

border

#D0D1D5

text

#121316

muted

#818284

Preview Lab

Preview with #9BB3DC

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

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