#9BBBF2#9BBBF2
#9BBBF2 is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.489; OKLCH L 78.8% C 0.086 H 261.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9BBBF2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(155, 187, 242) |
| HSL | hsl(218, 77%, 78%) |
| HSV | hsv(218, 36%, 95%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(36%, 22.7%, 0%, 5.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(75.40, 2.29, -30.76) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(75.40, 30.84, 274.26°) |
| OKLab | oklab(78.85% -0.0134 -0.0852) |
| OKLCH | oklch(78.85% 0.086 261.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(47.3100, 48.9178, 90.9365) |
| Luminance | 0.4892 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 1.82
Carolina Blue
#8AB8FE
ΔE00 3.51
Powder Blue (survey)
#B1D1FC
ΔE00 5.65
Baby Blue (survey)
#A2CFFE
ΔE00 5.82
Lightsteelblue
#B0C4DE
ΔE00 6.97
Sky Blue (survey)
#75BBFD
ΔE00 7.42
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9BBBF2 #F2D29B
analogous
#9BE6F2 #9BBBF2 #A69BF2
triadic
#9BBBF2 #F29BBB #BBF29B
tetradic
#9BBBF2 #F29BE6 #F2D29B #9BF2A6
square
#9BBBF2 #F29BE6 #F2D29B #9BF2A6
split-complementary
#9BBBF2 #F2A69B #E6F29B
monochromatic
#2F71E4 #6596EB #9BBBF2 #D1E0F9 #E4EDFB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.95
#9BBBF2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.78
#9BBBF2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #9BBBF2
10.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9BBBF2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9BBBF2 | 1.00 | 1.95 | 10.78 | 10.78 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.95 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.78 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.78 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A8BEF5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9FB6F1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#80C6CE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BABABA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9bbbf2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(155, 187, 242); /* oklch */ color: oklch(78.8% 0.086 261.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bbcff6',
500: '#9bbbf2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9bbbf2; $custom-light: #bbcff6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9bbbf2",
"rgb": {
"r": 155,
"g": 187,
"b": 242
},
"hsl": {
"h": 217.931,
"s": 76.991,
"l": 77.843
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.78847,
"c": 0.08625,
"h": 261.1
},
"luminance": 0.4892
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9BBBF2
secondary
#F3E9D8
accent
#8E0CD9
background
#FBFCFF
surface
#F6F9FE
border
#D0D2D6
text
#121317
muted
#818285