#9BBCDF#9BBCDF

#9BBCDF is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.483; OKLCH L 78.3% C 0.062 H 250.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9BBCDF
RGB	rgb(155, 188, 223)
HSL	hsl(211, 52%, 74%)
HSV	hsv(211, 30%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(30.5%, 15.7%, 0%, 12.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(74.99, -3.03, -21.12)
CIE-LCH	lch(74.99, 21.33, 261.84°)
OKLab	oklab(78.3% -0.0209 -0.058)
OKLCH	oklch(78.3% 0.062 250.1)
XYZ	xyz(44.8161, 48.2609, 76.7517)
Luminance	0.4826 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9BBCDF #DFBE9B

analogous

#9BDEDF #9BBCDF #9C9BDF

triadic

#9BBCDF #DF9BBC #BCDF9B

tetradic

#9BBCDF #DF9BDE #DFBE9B #9BDF9C

square

#9BBCDF #DF9BDE #DFBE9B #9BDF9C

split-complementary

#9BBCDF #DF9C9B #DEDF9B

monochromatic

#3E7EC1 #6D9DD0 #9BBCDF #C9DBEE #E8EFF8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

1.97

#9BBCDF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

10.65

#9BBCDF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #9BBCDF

10.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9BBCDF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##9BBCDF	1.00	1.97	10.65	10.65
#FFFFFF	1.97	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	10.65	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	10.65	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#AFBDE1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#A7B6DE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#87C4C7

Achromatopsia (no color)

#B9B9B9

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9bbcdf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(155, 188, 223);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(78.3% 0.062 250.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bad0e9',
    500: '#9bbcdf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9bbcdf;
$custom-light: #bad0e9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9bbcdf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 155,
    "g": 188,
    "b": 223
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 210.882,
    "s": 51.515,
    "l": 74.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.78301,
    "c": 0.06163,
    "h": 250.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.48263
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9BBCDF

secondary

#EFE6DC

accent

#7527BF

background

#FBFCFE

surface

#F6F9FC

border

#D0D2D5

text

#121316

muted

#818284

Preview Lab

Preview with #9BBCDF

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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