#9BBCD5#9BBCD5
#9BBCD5 is a light, muted cyan. Relative luminance 0.477; OKLCH L 77.9% C 0.051 H 241.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9BBCD5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(155, 188, 213) |
| HSL | hsl(206, 41%, 72%) |
| HSV | hsv(206, 27%, 84%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(27.2%, 11.7%, 0%, 16.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.66, -5.43, -16.19) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.66, 17.08, 251.46°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.93% -0.0245 -0.0442) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.93% 0.051 241) |
| XYZ | xyz(43.5075, 47.7374, 69.8598) |
| Luminance | 0.4774 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Light Grey Blue
#9DBCD4
ΔE00 0.50
Cloudy Blue
#ACC2D9
ΔE00 3.76
Lightsteelblue
#B0C4DE
ΔE00 5.21
Light Blue Grey
#B7C9E2
ΔE00 6.42
Light Blue
#95D0FC
ΔE00 7.17
Baby Blue (survey)
#A2CFFE
ΔE00 7.26
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9BBCD5 #D5B49B
analogous
#9BD5D1 #9BBCD5 #9B9FD5
triadic
#9BBCD5 #D59BBC #BCD59B
tetradic
#9BBCD5 #D19BD5 #D5B49B #9FD59B
square
#9BBCD5 #D19BD5 #D5B49B #9FD59B
split-complementary
#9BBCD5 #D59B9F #D5D19B
monochromatic
#4982AD #709FC3 #9BBCD5 #C6D9E7 #E9F1F6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.99
#9BBCD5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.55
#9BBCD5 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #9BBCD5
10.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9BBCD5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9BBCD5 | 1.00 | 1.99 | 10.55 | 10.55 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B2BBD6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AAB5D5
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#8AC2C4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B8B8B8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9bbcd5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(155, 188, 213); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.9% 0.051 241.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b9d0e2',
500: '#9bbcd5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9bbcd5; $custom-light: #b9d0e2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9bbcd5",
"rgb": {
"r": 155,
"g": 188,
"b": 213
},
"hsl": {
"h": 205.862,
"s": 40.845,
"l": 72.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77931,
"c": 0.05057,
"h": 241
},
"luminance": 0.47739
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9BBCD5
secondary
#EDE4DE
accent
#6A32B4
background
#FBFCFD
surface
#F6F9FB
border
#D0D2D4
text
#111415
muted
#808283