#9BB7EA#9BB7EA
#9BB7EA is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.468; OKLCH L 77.7% C 0.080 H 262.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9BB7EA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(155, 183, 234) |
| HSL | hsl(219, 65%, 76%) |
| HSV | hsv(219, 34%, 92%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(33.8%, 21.8%, 0%, 8.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.05, 2.43, -28.52) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.05, 28.62, 274.87°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.69% -0.0108 -0.0788) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.69% 0.08 262.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(45.2979, 46.7741, 84.4675) |
| Luminance | 0.4678 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 2.84
Carolina Blue
#8AB8FE
ΔE00 4.55
Powder Blue (survey)
#B1D1FC
ΔE00 6.59
Lightsteelblue
#B0C4DE
ΔE00 6.80
Baby Blue (survey)
#A2CFFE
ΔE00 7.09
Cloudy Blue
#ACC2D9
ΔE00 7.46
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9BB7EA #EACE9B
analogous
#9BDFEA #9BB7EA #A79BEA
triadic
#9BB7EA #EA9BB7 #B7EA9B
tetradic
#9BB7EA #EA9BDF #EACE9B #9BEAA7
square
#9BB7EA #EA9BDF #EACE9B #9BEAA7
split-complementary
#9BB7EA #EAA79B #DFEA9B
monochromatic
#366ED5 #6893DF #9BB7EA #CEDBF5 #E6EDFA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.03
#9BB7EA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.36
#9BB7EA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #9BB7EA
10.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9BB7EA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9BB7EA | 1.00 | 2.03 | 10.36 | 10.36 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.03 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.36 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.36 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A6BAEC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9EB3E9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#83C2C8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B6B6B6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9bb7ea; /* rgb */ color: rgb(155, 183, 234); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.7% 0.080 262.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#baccf1',
500: '#9bb7ea',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9bb7ea; $custom-light: #baccf1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9bb7ea",
"rgb": {
"r": 155,
"g": 183,
"b": 234
},
"hsl": {
"h": 218.734,
"s": 65.289,
"l": 76.275
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77689,
"c": 0.07956,
"h": 262.2
},
"luminance": 0.46776
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9BB7EA
secondary
#F1E9DA
accent
#8D18CD
background
#FBFCFE
surface
#F6F8FD
border
#D0D1D5
text
#121316
muted
#818284