#9BB4DB#9BB4DB

#9BB4DB is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.447; OKLCH L 76.5% C 0.063 H 259.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9BB4DB
RGB	rgb(155, 180, 219)
HSL	hsl(217, 47%, 73%)
HSV	hsv(217, 29%, 86%)
CMYK	cmyk(29.2%, 17.8%, 0%, 14.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(72.71, 0.34, -22.41)
CIE-LCH	lch(72.71, 22.41, 270.86°)
OKLab	oklab(76.47% -0.0117 -0.0616)
OKLCH	oklch(76.47% 0.063 259.2)
XYZ	xyz(42.6213, 44.7240, 73.3910)
Luminance	0.4473 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9BB4DB #DBC29B

analogous

#9BD4DB #9BB4DB #A29BDB

triadic

#9BB4DB #DB9BB4 #B4DB9B

tetradic

#9BB4DB #DB9BD4 #DBC29B #9BDBA2

square

#9BB4DB #DB9BD4 #DBC29B #9BDBA2

split-complementary

#9BB4DB #DBA29B #D4DB9B

monochromatic

#4371B9 #6E92CB #9BB4DB #C8D6EB #E8EEF7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.11

#9BB4DB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

9.95

#9BB4DB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #9BB4DB

9.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9BB4DB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##9BB4DB	1.00	2.11	9.95	9.95
#FFFFFF	2.11	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	9.95	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	9.95	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#A7B6DD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#A0B0DA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#89BCC1

Achromatopsia (no color)

#B2B2B2

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9bb4db;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(155, 180, 219);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(76.5% 0.063 259.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bacae6',
    500: '#9bb4db',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9bb4db;
$custom-light: #bacae6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9bb4db",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 155,
    "g": 180,
    "b": 219
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 216.562,
    "s": 47.059,
    "l": 73.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.76465,
    "c": 0.06267,
    "h": 259.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.44726
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9BB4DB

secondary

#EEE7DD

accent

#822BBA

background

#FBFCFE

surface

#F6F8FC

border

#D0D1D5

text

#121316

muted

#818284

Preview Lab

Preview with #9BB4DB

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

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