#9BBAFB#9BBAFB
#9BBAFB is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.491; OKLCH L 79.0% C 0.099 H 264.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9BBAFB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(155, 186, 251) |
| HSL | hsl(221, 92%, 80%) |
| HSV | hsv(221, 38%, 98%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(38.2%, 25.9%, 0%, 1.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(75.48, 5.19, -35.48) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(75.48, 35.86, 278.32°) |
| OKLab | oklab(79.03% -0.0094 -0.0987) |
| OKLCH | oklch(79.03% 0.099 264.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(48.4837, 49.0490, 98.1608) |
| Luminance | 0.4905 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 1.45
Carolina Blue
#8AB8FE
ΔE00 3.47
Powder Blue (survey)
#B1D1FC
ΔE00 6.08
Baby Blue (survey)
#A2CFFE
ΔE00 6.28
Lightsteelblue
#B0C4DE
ΔE00 7.84
Sky Blue (survey)
#75BBFD
ΔE00 7.89
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9BBAFB #FBDC9B
analogous
#9BEAFB #9BBAFB #AC9BFB
triadic
#9BBAFB #FB9BBA #BAFB9B
tetradic
#9BBAFB #FB9BEA #FBDC9B #9BFBAC
square
#9BBAFB #FB9BEA #FBDC9B #9BFBAC
split-complementary
#9BBAFB #FBAC9B #EAFB9B
monochromatic
#2569F6 #6091F9 #9BBAFB #D6E3FD #E2EBFE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.94
#9BBAFB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.81
#9BBAFB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #9BBAFB
10.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9BBAFB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9BBAFB | 1.00 | 1.94 | 10.81 | 10.81 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.94 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.81 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.81 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A4BFFE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9AB6FA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#7CC7D1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BABABA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9bbafb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(155, 186, 251); /* oklch */ color: oklch(79.0% 0.099 264.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bbcefd',
500: '#9bbafb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9bbafb; $custom-light: #bbcefd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9bbafb",
"rgb": {
"r": 155,
"g": 186,
"b": 251
},
"hsl": {
"h": 220.625,
"s": 92.308,
"l": 79.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.79025,
"c": 0.09914,
"h": 264.6
},
"luminance": 0.49051
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9BBAFB
secondary
#F6EBD5
accent
#9B00E6
background
#FBFCFF
surface
#F7F9FF
border
#D0D2D7
text
#121317
muted
#818285