#9BB5E3#9BB5E3
#9BB5E3 is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.456; OKLCH L 77.0% C 0.072 H 261.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9BB5E3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(155, 181, 227) |
| HSL | hsl(218, 56%, 75%) |
| HSV | hsv(218, 32%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(31.7%, 20.3%, 0%, 11%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.26, 1.76, -25.93) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.26, 25.99, 273.89°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.99% -0.0104 -0.0715) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.99% 0.072 261.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(43.9025, 45.5606, 79.1390) |
| Luminance | 0.4556 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 3.85
Carolina Blue
#8AB8FE
ΔE00 5.39
Lightsteelblue
#B0C4DE
ΔE00 6.44
Cloudy Blue
#ACC2D9
ΔE00 7.10
Powder Blue (survey)
#B1D1FC
ΔE00 7.13
Light Grey Blue
#9DBCD4
ΔE00 7.35
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9BB5E3 #E3C99B
analogous
#9BD9E3 #9BB5E3 #A59BE3
triadic
#9BB5E3 #E39BB5 #B5E39B
tetradic
#9BB5E3 #E39BD9 #E3C99B #9BE3A5
square
#9BB5E3 #E39BD9 #E3C99B #9BE3A5
split-complementary
#9BB5E3 #E3A59B #D9E39B
monochromatic
#3B6EC8 #6B92D6 #9BB5E3 #CBD8F0 #E7EDF8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.08
#9BB5E3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.11
#9BB5E3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #9BB5E3
10.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9BB5E3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9BB5E3 | 1.00 | 2.08 | 10.11 | 10.11 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.08 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.11 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.11 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A6B8E5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9EB1E2
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#86BEC4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B4B4B4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9bb5e3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(155, 181, 227); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.0% 0.072 261.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bacbec',
500: '#9bb5e3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9bb5e3; $custom-light: #bacbec; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9bb5e3",
"rgb": {
"r": 155,
"g": 181,
"b": 227
},
"hsl": {
"h": 218.333,
"s": 56.25,
"l": 74.902
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7699,
"c": 0.07222,
"h": 261.7
},
"luminance": 0.45562
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9BB5E3
secondary
#F0E8DB
accent
#8922C4
background
#FBFCFE
surface
#F6F8FD
border
#D0D1D5
text
#121316
muted
#818284