#9BBEEA#9BBEEA
#9BBEEA is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.497; OKLCH L 79.1% C 0.073 H 254.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9BBEEA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(155, 190, 234) |
| HSL | hsl(213, 65%, 76%) |
| HSV | hsv(213, 34%, 92%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(33.8%, 18.8%, 0%, 8.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(75.91, -1.38, -25.67) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(75.91, 25.71, 266.92°) |
| OKLab | oklab(79.15% -0.0198 -0.0708) |
| OKLCH | oklch(79.15% 0.073 254.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(46.7778, 49.7339, 84.9608) |
| Luminance | 0.4974 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 3.33
Carolina Blue
#8AB8FE
ΔE00 3.89
Baby Blue (survey)
#A2CFFE
ΔE00 4.61
Powder Blue (survey)
#B1D1FC
ΔE00 4.93
Lightsteelblue
#B0C4DE
ΔE00 5.55
Light Grey Blue
#9DBCD4
ΔE00 5.72
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9BBEEA #EAC79B
analogous
#9BE6EA #9BBEEA #A09BEA
triadic
#9BBEEA #EA9BBE #BEEA9B
tetradic
#9BBEEA #EA9BE6 #EAC79B #9BEAA0
square
#9BBEEA #EA9BE6 #EAC79B #9BEAA0
split-complementary
#9BBEEA #EAA09B #E6EA9B
monochromatic
#367CD5 #689DDF #9BBEEA #CEDFF5 #E6EFFA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.92
#9BBEEA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.95
#9BBEEA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #9BBEEA
10.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9BBEEA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9BBEEA | 1.00 | 1.92 | 10.95 | 10.95 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.92 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.95 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.95 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AEBFEC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A5B8E9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#82C8CD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BBBBBB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9bbeea; /* rgb */ color: rgb(155, 190, 234); /* oklch */ color: oklch(79.1% 0.073 254.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bad1f0',
500: '#9bbeea',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9bbeea; $custom-light: #bad1f0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9bbeea",
"rgb": {
"r": 155,
"g": 190,
"b": 234
},
"hsl": {
"h": 213.418,
"s": 65.289,
"l": 76.275
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.79147,
"c": 0.07349,
"h": 254.4
},
"luminance": 0.49736
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9BBEEA
secondary
#F1E7DA
accent
#7D18CD
background
#FBFCFE
surface
#F6F9FD
border
#D0D2D5
text
#121416
muted
#818284