#9BB7EF#9BB7EF
#9BB7EF is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.471; OKLCH L 77.9% C 0.086 H 263.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9BB7EF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(155, 183, 239) |
| HSL | hsl(220, 72%, 77%) |
| HSV | hsv(220, 35%, 94%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(35.1%, 23.4%, 0%, 6.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.23, 3.71, -30.94) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.23, 31.16, 276.84°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.9% -0.0092 -0.0857) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.9% 0.086 263.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(46.0264, 47.0655, 88.3040) |
| Luminance | 0.4707 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 2.42
Carolina Blue
#8AB8FE
ΔE00 4.33
Powder Blue (survey)
#B1D1FC
ΔE00 6.65
Baby Blue (survey)
#A2CFFE
ΔE00 7.13
Lightsteelblue
#B0C4DE
ΔE00 7.30
Cloudy Blue
#ACC2D9
ΔE00 7.95
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9BB7EF #EFD39B
analogous
#9BE1EF #9BB7EF #A99BEF
triadic
#9BB7EF #EF9BB7 #B7EF9B
tetradic
#9BB7EF #EF9BE1 #EFD39B #9BEFA9
square
#9BB7EF #EF9BE1 #EFD39B #9BEFA9
split-complementary
#9BB7EF #EFA99B #E1EF9B
monochromatic
#316BDE #6691E7 #9BB7EF #D0DDF7 #E5ECFB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.02
#9BB7EF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.41
#9BB7EF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #9BB7EF
10.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9BB7EF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9BB7EF | 1.00 | 2.02 | 10.41 | 10.41 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.02 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.41 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.41 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A4BBF2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9CB3EE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#81C2CA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B7B7B7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9bb7ef; /* rgb */ color: rgb(155, 183, 239); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.9% 0.086 263.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bbccf4',
500: '#9bb7ef',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9bb7ef; $custom-light: #bbccf4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9bb7ef",
"rgb": {
"r": 155,
"g": 183,
"b": 239
},
"hsl": {
"h": 220,
"s": 72.414,
"l": 77.255
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77896,
"c": 0.0862,
"h": 263.9
},
"luminance": 0.47068
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9BB7EF
secondary
#F2EAD9
accent
#9311D4
background
#FBFCFE
surface
#F6F8FD
border
#D0D1D5
text
#121317
muted
#818285