#9BB3EB#9BB3EB

#9BB3EB is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.452; OKLCH L 76.9% C 0.085 H 266.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9BB3EB
RGB	rgb(155, 179, 235)
HSL	hsl(222, 67%, 76%)
HSV	hsv(222, 34%, 92%)
CMYK	cmyk(34%, 23.8%, 0%, 7.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(73.03, 4.89, -30.63)
CIE-LCH	lch(73.03, 31.02, 279.07°)
OKLab	oklab(76.91% -0.0053 -0.0848)
OKLCH	oklch(76.91% 0.085 266.5)
XYZ	xyz(44.6286, 45.2051, 84.9551)
Luminance	0.4521 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9BB3EB #EBD39B

analogous

#9BDBEB #9BB3EB #AB9BEB

triadic

#9BB3EB #EB9BB3 #B3EB9B

tetradic

#9BB3EB #EB9BDB #EBD39B #9BEBAB

square

#9BB3EB #EB9BDB #EBD39B #9BEBAB

split-complementary

#9BB3EB #EBAB9B #DBEB9B

monochromatic

#3565D7 #688CE1 #9BB3EB #CEDAF5 #E5ECFA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.09

#9BB3EB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

10.04

#9BB3EB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #9BB3EB

10.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9BB3EB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##9BB3EB	1.00	2.09	10.04	10.04
#FFFFFF	2.09	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	10.04	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	10.04	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#A1B7EE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#99B0EA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#83BEC6

Achromatopsia (no color)

#B3B3B3

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9bb3eb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(155, 179, 235);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(76.9% 0.085 266.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bac9f1',
    500: '#9bb3eb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9bb3eb;
$custom-light: #bac9f1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9bb3eb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 155,
    "g": 179,
    "b": 235
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 222,
    "s": 66.667,
    "l": 76.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.76905,
    "c": 0.08498,
    "h": 266.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.45207
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9BB3EB

secondary

#F1EADA

accent

#9717CF

background

#FBFCFE

surface

#F6F8FD

border

#D0D1D5

text

#121316

muted

#818284

Preview Lab

Preview with #9BB3EB

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

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