#9BBDF3#9BBDF3
#9BBDF3 is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.498; OKLCH L 79.3% C 0.086 H 259.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9BBDF3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(155, 189, 243) |
| HSL | hsl(217, 79%, 78%) |
| HSV | hsv(217, 36%, 95%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(36.2%, 22.2%, 0%, 4.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(75.97, 1.46, -30.43) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(75.97, 30.46, 272.74°) |
| OKLab | oklab(79.3% -0.0156 -0.0843) |
| OKLCH | oklch(79.3% 0.086 259.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(47.8879, 49.8325, 91.8720) |
| Luminance | 0.4984 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 1.90
Carolina Blue
#8AB8FE
ΔE00 3.27
Baby Blue (survey)
#A2CFFE
ΔE00 5.15
Powder Blue (survey)
#B1D1FC
ΔE00 5.20
Lightsteelblue
#B0C4DE
ΔE00 6.82
Sky Blue (survey)
#75BBFD
ΔE00 6.95
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9BBDF3 #F3D19B
analogous
#9BE9F3 #9BBDF3 #A59BF3
triadic
#9BBDF3 #F39BBD #BDF39B
tetradic
#9BBDF3 #F39BE9 #F3D19B #9BF3A5
square
#9BBDF3 #F39BE9 #F3D19B #9BF3A5
split-complementary
#9BBDF3 #F3A59B #E9F39B
monochromatic
#2E75E6 #6499EC #9BBDF3 #D2E1FA #E4EDFC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.91
#9BBDF3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.97
#9BBDF3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #9BBDF3
10.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9BBDF3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9BBDF3 | 1.00 | 1.91 | 10.97 | 10.97 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.91 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.97 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.97 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AAC0F5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A1B8F2
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#7FC8CF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BBBBBB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9bbdf3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(155, 189, 243); /* oklch */ color: oklch(79.3% 0.086 259.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bbd0f7',
500: '#9bbdf3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9bbdf3; $custom-light: #bbd0f7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9bbdf3",
"rgb": {
"r": 155,
"g": 189,
"b": 243
},
"hsl": {
"h": 216.818,
"s": 78.571,
"l": 78.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.79303,
"c": 0.0857,
"h": 259.5
},
"luminance": 0.49835
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9BBDF3
secondary
#F4E9D7
accent
#8A0BDB
background
#FBFCFF
surface
#F6F9FE
border
#D0D2D6
text
#121417
muted
#818285