#9BBFDD#9BBFDD
#9BBFDD is a light, muted cyan. Relative luminance 0.495; OKLCH L 78.9% C 0.058 H 243.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9BBFDD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(155, 191, 221) |
| HSL | hsl(207, 49%, 74%) |
| HSV | hsv(207, 30%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(29.9%, 13.6%, 0%, 13.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(75.73, -5.12, -18.91) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(75.73, 19.59, 254.84°) |
| OKLab | oklab(78.86% -0.0256 -0.0518) |
| OKLCH | oklch(78.86% 0.058 243.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(45.1956, 49.4487, 75.5558) |
| Luminance | 0.4945 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Light Grey Blue
#9DBCD4
ΔE00 1.99
Cloudy Blue
#ACC2D9
ΔE00 3.90
Lightsteelblue
#B0C4DE
ΔE00 4.91
Baby Blue (survey)
#A2CFFE
ΔE00 5.60
Light Blue
#95D0FC
ΔE00 5.83
Light Blue Grey
#B7C9E2
ΔE00 6.10
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9BBFDD #DDB99B
analogous
#9BDDDA #9BBFDD #9B9EDD
triadic
#9BBFDD #DD9BBF #BFDD9B
tetradic
#9BBFDD #DA9BDD #DDB99B #9EDD9B
square
#9BBFDD #DA9BDD #DDB99B #9EDD9B
split-complementary
#9BBFDD #DD9B9E #DDDA9B
monochromatic
#4084BD #6DA2CD #9BBFDD #C9DCED #E8F0F7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.93
#9BBFDD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.89
#9BBFDD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #9BBFDD
10.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9BBFDD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9BBFDD | 1.00 | 1.93 | 10.89 | 10.89 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.93 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.89 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.89 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B3BFDF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AAB8DC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#87C6C9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BBBBBB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9bbfdd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(155, 191, 221); /* oklch */ color: oklch(78.9% 0.058 243.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bad2e7',
500: '#9bbfdd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9bbfdd; $custom-light: #bad2e7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9bbfdd",
"rgb": {
"r": 155,
"g": 191,
"b": 221
},
"hsl": {
"h": 207.273,
"s": 49.254,
"l": 73.725
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.78862,
"c": 0.05778,
"h": 243.7
},
"luminance": 0.49451
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9BBFDD
secondary
#EEE5DD
accent
#6C29BD
background
#FBFCFE
surface
#F6F9FC
border
#D0D2D5
text
#121416
muted
#818284