#9BB4DA#9BB4DA

#9BB4DA is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.447; OKLCH L 76.4% C 0.061 H 258.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9BB4DA
RGB	rgb(155, 180, 218)
HSL	hsl(216, 46%, 73%)
HSV	hsv(216, 29%, 85%)
CMYK	cmyk(28.9%, 17.4%, 0%, 14.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(72.68, 0.09, -21.92)
CIE-LCH	lch(72.68, 21.92, 270.24°)
OKLab	oklab(76.43% -0.0121 -0.0602)
OKLCH	oklch(76.43% 0.061 258.6)
XYZ	xyz(42.4901, 44.6715, 72.6998)
Luminance	0.4467 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9BB4DA #DAC19B

analogous

#9BD3DA #9BB4DA #A19BDA

triadic

#9BB4DA #DA9BB4 #B4DA9B

tetradic

#9BB4DA #DA9BD3 #DAC19B #9BDAA1

square

#9BB4DA #DA9BD3 #DAC19B #9BDAA1

split-complementary

#9BB4DA #DAA19B #D3DA9B

monochromatic

#4471B7 #6E92C9 #9BB4DA #C8D6EB #E9EEF7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.11

#9BB4DA on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

9.93

#9BB4DA on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #9BB4DA

9.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9BB4DA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##9BB4DA	1.00	2.11	9.93	9.93
#FFFFFF	2.11	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	9.93	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	9.93	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#A7B6DC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#A0B0D9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#89BCC0

Achromatopsia (no color)

#B2B2B2

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9bb4da;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(155, 180, 218);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(76.4% 0.061 258.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b9cae5',
    500: '#9bb4da',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9bb4da;
$custom-light: #b9cae5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9bb4da",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 155,
    "g": 180,
    "b": 218
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 216.19,
    "s": 45.985,
    "l": 73.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.76426,
    "c": 0.06137,
    "h": 258.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.44673
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9BB4DA

secondary

#EEE7DD

accent

#812CB9

background

#FBFCFE

surface

#F6F8FC

border

#D0D1D5

text

#121315

muted

#818284

Preview Lab

Preview with #9BB4DA

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

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