#9BBFDA#9BBFDA
#9BBFDA is a light, muted cyan. Relative luminance 0.493; OKLCH L 78.8% C 0.055 H 240.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9BBFDA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(155, 191, 218) |
| HSL | hsl(206, 46%, 73%) |
| HSV | hsv(206, 29%, 85%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(28.9%, 12.4%, 0%, 14.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(75.63, -5.85, -17.43) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(75.63, 18.39, 251.46°) |
| OKLab | oklab(78.75% -0.0267 -0.0477) |
| OKLCH | oklch(78.75% 0.055 240.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(44.7995, 49.2903, 73.4696) |
| Luminance | 0.4929 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Light Grey Blue
#9DBCD4
ΔE00 1.39
Cloudy Blue
#ACC2D9
ΔE00 3.98
Lightsteelblue
#B0C4DE
ΔE00 5.30
Light Blue
#95D0FC
ΔE00 6.16
Baby Blue (survey)
#A2CFFE
ΔE00 6.36
Light Blue Grey
#B7C9E2
ΔE00 6.42
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9BBFDA #DAB69B
analogous
#9BDAD5 #9BBFDA #9B9FDA
triadic
#9BBFDA #DA9BBF #BFDA9B
tetradic
#9BBFDA #D59BDA #DAB69B #9FDA9B
square
#9BBFDA #D59BDA #DAB69B #9FDA9B
split-complementary
#9BBFDA #DA9B9F #DAD59B
monochromatic
#4486B7 #6EA2C9 #9BBFDA #C8DCEB #E9F1F7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.93
#9BBFDA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.86
#9BBFDA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #9BBFDA
10.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9BBFDA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9BBFDA | 1.00 | 1.93 | 10.86 | 10.86 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.93 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.86 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.86 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B4BEDB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#ABB7DA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#88C6C8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BABABA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9bbfda; /* rgb */ color: rgb(155, 191, 218); /* oklch */ color: oklch(78.8% 0.055 240.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bad2e5',
500: '#9bbfda',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9bbfda; $custom-light: #bad2e5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9bbfda",
"rgb": {
"r": 155,
"g": 191,
"b": 218
},
"hsl": {
"h": 205.714,
"s": 45.985,
"l": 73.137
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.78752,
"c": 0.05465,
"h": 240.8
},
"luminance": 0.49292
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9BBFDA
secondary
#EEE4DD
accent
#692CB9
background
#FBFCFE
surface
#F6F9FC
border
#D0D2D5
text
#121415
muted
#818284