#9BB5CE#9BB5CE
#9BB5CE is a light, muted cyan. Relative luminance 0.445; OKLCH L 76.2% C 0.046 H 247.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9BB5CE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(155, 181, 206) |
| HSL | hsl(209, 34%, 71%) |
| HSV | hsv(209, 25%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(24.8%, 12.1%, 0%, 19.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.54, -3.31, -15.57) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.54, 15.91, 258.00°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.19% -0.0177 -0.0424) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.19% 0.046 247.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.1789, 44.4712, 64.7947) |
| Luminance | 0.4447 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Light Grey Blue
#9DBCD4
ΔE00 2.45
Cloudy Blue
#ACC2D9
ΔE00 3.81
Lightsteelblue
#B0C4DE
ΔE00 4.86
Light Blue Grey
#B7C9E2
ΔE00 6.29
Bluey Grey
#89A0B0
ΔE00 7.02
Cool Gray
#9AA7B0
ΔE00 7.26
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9BB5CE #CEB49B
analogous
#9BCECD #9BB5CE #9B9BCE
triadic
#9BB5CE #CE9BB5 #B5CE9B
tetradic
#9BB5CE #CD9BCE #CEB49B #9BCE9B
square
#9BB5CE #CD9BCE #CEB49B #9BCE9B
split-complementary
#9BB5CE #CE9B9B #CECD9B
monochromatic
#4E78A0 #7297BA #9BB5CE #C4D3E2 #EAF0F5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.12
#9BB5CE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.89
#9BB5CE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #9BB5CE
9.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9BB5CE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9BB5CE | 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)
#ABB5CF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A5B0CE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#8DBBBD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B2B2B2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9bb5ce; /* rgb */ color: rgb(155, 181, 206); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.2% 0.046 247.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b9cbdd',
500: '#9bb5ce',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9bb5ce; $custom-light: #b9cbdd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9bb5ce",
"rgb": {
"r": 155,
"g": 181,
"b": 206
},
"hsl": {
"h": 209.412,
"s": 34.228,
"l": 70.784
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76189,
"c": 0.04598,
"h": 247.4
},
"luminance": 0.44473
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9BB5CE
secondary
#E9E2DC
accent
#7238AD
background
#FBFCFD
surface
#F6F8FB
border
#D0D1D4
text
#111315
muted
#808283