#9BB4DF#9BB4DF
#9BB4DF is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.449; OKLCH L 76.6% C 0.068 H 261.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9BB4DF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(155, 180, 223) |
| HSL | hsl(218, 52%, 74%) |
| HSV | hsv(218, 30%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(30.5%, 19.3%, 0%, 12.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.85, 1.32, -24.37) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.85, 24.41, 273.10°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.62% -0.0104 -0.0671) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.62% 0.068 261.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(43.1543, 44.9372, 76.1977) |
| Luminance | 0.4494 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 4.46
Carolina Blue
#8AB8FE
ΔE00 5.89
Lightsteelblue
#B0C4DE
ΔE00 6.20
Cloudy Blue
#ACC2D9
ΔE00 6.82
Light Grey Blue
#9DBCD4
ΔE00 7.10
Light Blue Grey
#B7C9E2
ΔE00 7.39
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9BB4DF #DFC69B
analogous
#9BD6DF #9BB4DF #A49BDF
triadic
#9BB4DF #DF9BB4 #B4DF9B
tetradic
#9BB4DF #DF9BD6 #DFC69B #9BDFA4
square
#9BB4DF #DF9BD6 #DFC69B #9BDFA4
split-complementary
#9BB4DF #DFA49B #D6DF9B
monochromatic
#3E6EC1 #6D91D0 #9BB4DF #C9D7EE #E8EEF8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.10
#9BB4DF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.99
#9BB4DF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #9BB4DF
9.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9BB4DF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9BB4DF | 1.00 | 2.10 | 9.99 | 9.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.10 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A6B6E1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9FB0DE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#88BDC2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B3B3B3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9bb4df; /* rgb */ color: rgb(155, 180, 223); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.6% 0.068 261.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bacae9',
500: '#9bb4df',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9bb4df; $custom-light: #bacae9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9bb4df",
"rgb": {
"r": 155,
"g": 180,
"b": 223
},
"hsl": {
"h": 217.941,
"s": 51.515,
"l": 74.118
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76622,
"c": 0.06789,
"h": 261.2
},
"luminance": 0.44939
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9BB4DF
secondary
#EFE8DC
accent
#8727BF
background
#FBFCFE
surface
#F6F8FC
border
#D0D1D5
text
#121316
muted
#818284