#9BBFCC#9BBFCC
#9BBFCC is a light, muted cyan. Relative luminance 0.486; OKLCH L 78.3% C 0.043 H 221.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9BBFCC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(155, 191, 204) |
| HSL | hsl(196, 32%, 70%) |
| HSV | hsv(196, 24%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(24%, 6.4%, 0%, 20%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(75.19, -9.11, -10.50) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(75.19, 13.90, 229.05°) |
| OKLab | oklab(78.26% -0.0319 -0.0285) |
| OKLCH | oklch(78.26% 0.043 221.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(43.0443, 48.5882, 64.2255) |
| Luminance | 0.4859 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Light Grey Blue
#9DBCD4
ΔE00 5.44
Lightblue
#ADD8E6
ΔE00 6.19
Sky Blue
#87CEEB
ΔE00 7.20
Cloudy Blue
#ACC2D9
ΔE00 7.47
Baby Blue
#89CFF0
ΔE00 7.80
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 7.98
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9BBFCC #CCA89B
analogous
#9BCCC0 #9BBFCC #9BA6CC
triadic
#9BBFCC #CC9BBF #BFCC9B
tetradic
#9BBFCC #C09BCC #CCA89B #A6CC9B
square
#9BBFCC #C09BCC #CCA89B #A6CC9B
split-complementary
#9BBFCC #CC9BA6 #CCC09B
monochromatic
#50889D #72A5B7 #9BBFCC #C4D9E1 #EBF2F5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.96
#9BBFCC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.72
#9BBFCC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #9BBFCC
10.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9BBFCC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9BBFCC | 1.00 | 1.96 | 10.72 | 10.72 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.96 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.72 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.72 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B7BDCD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AFB7CC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#8CC3C3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B9B9B9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9bbfcc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(155, 191, 204); /* oklch */ color: oklch(78.3% 0.043 221.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b9d2db',
500: '#9bbfcc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9bbfcc; $custom-light: #b9d2db; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9bbfcc",
"rgb": {
"r": 155,
"g": 191,
"b": 204
},
"hsl": {
"h": 195.918,
"s": 32.45,
"l": 70.392
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.78262,
"c": 0.04282,
"h": 221.8
},
"luminance": 0.4859
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9BBFCC
secondary
#E8DEDB
accent
#583AAB
background
#FBFCFD
surface
#F6F9FB
border
#D0D2D4
text
#111415
muted
#808283