#9BB3DD#9BB3DD

#9BB3DD is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.444; OKLCH L 76.3% C 0.066 H 261.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9BB3DD
RGB	rgb(155, 179, 221)
HSL	hsl(218, 49%, 74%)
HSV	hsv(218, 30%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(29.9%, 19%, 0%, 13.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(72.51, 1.37, -23.80)
CIE-LCH	lch(72.51, 23.84, 273.31°)
OKLab	oklab(76.33% -0.0097 -0.0655)
OKLCH	oklch(76.33% 0.066 261.5)
XYZ	xyz(42.6851, 44.4276, 74.7190)
Luminance	0.4443 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9BB3DD #DDC59B

analogous

#9BD4DD #9BB3DD #A49BDD

triadic

#9BB3DD #DD9BB3 #B3DD9B

tetradic

#9BB3DD #DD9BD4 #DDC59B #9BDDA4

square

#9BB3DD #DD9BD4 #DDC59B #9BDDA4

split-complementary

#9BB3DD #DDA49B #D4DD9B

monochromatic

#406EBD #6D90CD #9BB3DD #C9D6ED #E8EEF7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.12

#9BB3DD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

9.89

#9BB3DD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #9BB3DD

9.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9BB3DD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##9BB3DD	1.00	2.12	9.89	9.89
#FFFFFF	2.12	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	9.89	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	9.89	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#A5B5DF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#9EAFDC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#88BCC1

Achromatopsia (no color)

#B2B2B2

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9bb3dd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(155, 179, 221);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(76.3% 0.066 261.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bac9e7',
    500: '#9bb3dd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9bb3dd;
$custom-light: #bac9e7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9bb3dd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 155,
    "g": 179,
    "b": 221
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 218.182,
    "s": 49.254,
    "l": 73.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.76334,
    "c": 0.06619,
    "h": 261.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.44429
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9BB3DD

secondary

#EEE8DD

accent

#8729BD

background

#FBFCFE

surface

#F6F8FC

border

#D0D1D5

text

#121316

muted

#818284

Preview Lab

Preview with #9BB3DD

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

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