#9BBDEC#9BBDEC
#9BBDEC is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.494; OKLCH L 79.0% C 0.077 H 256.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9BBDEC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(155, 189, 236) |
| HSL | hsl(215, 68%, 77%) |
| HSV | hsv(215, 34%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(34.3%, 19.9%, 0%, 7.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(75.71, -0.33, -27.05) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(75.71, 27.05, 269.29°) |
| OKLab | oklab(79.02% -0.0178 -0.0747) |
| OKLCH | oklch(79.02% 0.077 256.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(46.8509, 49.4177, 86.4106) |
| Luminance | 0.4942 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 2.77
Carolina Blue
#8AB8FE
ΔE00 3.68
Baby Blue (survey)
#A2CFFE
ΔE00 4.98
Powder Blue (survey)
#B1D1FC
ΔE00 5.10
Lightsteelblue
#B0C4DE
ΔE00 5.94
Light Grey Blue
#9DBCD4
ΔE00 6.37
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9BBDEC #ECCA9B
analogous
#9BE6EC #9BBDEC #A29BEC
triadic
#9BBDEC #EC9BBD #BDEC9B
tetradic
#9BBDEC #EC9BE6 #ECCA9B #9BECA2
square
#9BBDEC #EC9BE6 #ECCA9B #9BECA2
split-complementary
#9BBDEC #ECA29B #E6EC9B
monochromatic
#3479D8 #689BE2 #9BBDEC #CEDFF6 #E5EEFA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.93
#9BBDEC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.88
#9BBDEC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #9BBDEC
10.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9BBDEC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9BBDEC | 1.00 | 1.93 | 10.88 | 10.88 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.93 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.88 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.88 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#ACBFEE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A3B7EB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#82C7CD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BBBBBB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9bbdec; /* rgb */ color: rgb(155, 189, 236); /* oklch */ color: oklch(79.0% 0.077 256.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bad0f2',
500: '#9bbdec',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9bbdec; $custom-light: #bad0f2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9bbdec",
"rgb": {
"r": 155,
"g": 189,
"b": 236
},
"hsl": {
"h": 214.815,
"s": 68.067,
"l": 76.667
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.79018,
"c": 0.07677,
"h": 256.6
},
"luminance": 0.4942
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9BBDEC
secondary
#F2E7D9
accent
#8216D0
background
#FBFCFE
surface
#F6F9FD
border
#D0D2D5
text
#121417
muted
#818285