#9BBDEE#9BBDEE

#9BBDEE is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.495; OKLCH L 79.1% C 0.079 H 257.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9BBDEE
RGB	rgb(155, 189, 238)
HSL	hsl(215, 71%, 77%)
HSV	hsv(215, 35%, 93%)
CMYK	cmyk(34.9%, 20.6%, 0%, 6.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(75.78, 0.17, -28.01)
CIE-LCH	lch(75.78, 28.02, 270.35°)
OKLab	oklab(79.1% -0.0172 -0.0774)
OKLCH	oklch(79.1% 0.079 257.5)
XYZ	xyz(47.1431, 49.5346, 87.9495)
Luminance	0.4954 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9BBDEE #EECC9B

analogous

#9BE6EE #9BBDEE #A39BEE

triadic

#9BBDEE #EE9BBD #BDEE9B

tetradic

#9BBDEE #EE9BE6 #EECC9B #9BEEA3

square

#9BBDEE #EE9BE6 #EECC9B #9BEEA3

split-complementary

#9BBDEE #EEA39B #E6EE9B

monochromatic

#3278DC #679AE5 #9BBDEE #CFE0F7 #E5EEFB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

1.93

#9BBDEE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

10.91

#9BBDEE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #9BBDEE

10.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9BBDEE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##9BBDEE	1.00	1.93	10.91	10.91
#FFFFFF	1.93	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	10.91	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	10.91	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#ACBFF0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#A2B7ED

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#81C7CD

Achromatopsia (no color)

#BBBBBB

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9bbdee;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(155, 189, 238);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(79.1% 0.079 257.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bad0f3',
    500: '#9bbdee',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9bbdee;
$custom-light: #bad0f3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9bbdee",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 155,
    "g": 189,
    "b": 238
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 215.422,
    "s": 70.94,
    "l": 77.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.79098,
    "c": 0.07931,
    "h": 257.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.49537
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9BBDEE

secondary

#F2E8D9

accent

#8413D3

background

#FBFCFE

surface

#F6F9FD

border

#D0D2D5

text

#121417

muted

#818285

Preview Lab

Preview with #9BBDEE

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

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