#9BB7FF#9BB7FF
#9BB7FF is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.481; OKLCH L 78.6% C 0.108 H 267.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9BB7FF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(155, 183, 255) |
| HSL | hsl(223, 100%, 80%) |
| HSV | hsv(223, 39%, 100%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(39.2%, 28.2%, 0%, 0%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.86, 7.91, -38.60) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.86, 39.40, 281.58°) |
| OKLab | oklab(78.59% -0.0045 -0.1076) |
| OKLCH | oklch(78.59% 0.108 267.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(48.4955, 48.0532, 101.3082) |
| Luminance | 0.4806 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 2.08
Carolina Blue
#8AB8FE
ΔE00 4.03
Powder Blue (survey)
#B1D1FC
ΔE00 6.84
Baby Blue (survey)
#A2CFFE
ΔE00 7.18
Periwinkle Blue
#8F99FB
ΔE00 8.20
Lightsteelblue
#B0C4DE
ΔE00 8.31
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9BB7FF #FFE39B
analogous
#9BE9FF #9BB7FF #B19BFF
triadic
#9BB7FF #FF9BB7 #B7FF9B
tetradic
#9BB7FF #FF9BE9 #FFE39B #9BFFB1
square
#9BB7FF #FF9BE9 #FFE39B #9BFFB1
split-complementary
#9BB7FF #FFB19B #E9FF9B
monochromatic
#215FFF #5E8BFF #9BB7FF #D8E3FF #E0E9FF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.98
#9BB7FF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.61
#9BB7FF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #9BB7FF
10.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9BB7FF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9BB7FF | 1.00 | 1.98 | 10.61 | 10.61 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.98 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.61 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.61 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9EBDFF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#95B4FD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#7BC6D0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B8B8B8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9bb7ff; /* rgb */ color: rgb(155, 183, 255); /* oklch */ color: oklch(78.6% 0.108 267.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bcccff',
500: '#9bb7ff',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9bb7ff; $custom-light: #bcccff; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9bb7ff",
"rgb": {
"r": 155,
"g": 183,
"b": 255
},
"hsl": {
"h": 223.2,
"s": 100,
"l": 80.392
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.78592,
"c": 0.10773,
"h": 267.6
},
"luminance": 0.48056
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9BB7FF
secondary
#F7EDD4
accent
#A500E6
background
#FBFCFF
surface
#F7F8FF
border
#D0D1D7
text
#121318
muted
#818286