#9BC1DF#9BC1DF
#9BC1DF is a light, muted cyan. Relative luminance 0.504; OKLCH L 79.4% C 0.059 H 242.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9BC1DF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(155, 193, 223) |
| HSL | hsl(206, 52%, 74%) |
| HSV | hsv(206, 30%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(30.5%, 13.5%, 0%, 12.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(76.33, -5.71, -19.08) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(76.33, 19.91, 253.34°) |
| OKLab | oklab(79.36% -0.0275 -0.0523) |
| OKLCH | oklch(79.36% 0.059 242.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(45.9028, 50.4342, 77.1139) |
| Luminance | 0.5044 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Light Grey Blue
#9DBCD4
ΔE00 2.28
Cloudy Blue
#ACC2D9
ΔE00 4.20
Lightsteelblue
#B0C4DE
ΔE00 5.25
Light Blue
#95D0FC
ΔE00 5.29
Baby Blue (survey)
#A2CFFE
ΔE00 5.34
Lightskyblue
#87CEFA
ΔE00 6.04
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9BC1DF #DFB99B
analogous
#9BDFDB #9BC1DF #9B9FDF
triadic
#9BC1DF #DF9BC1 #C1DF9B
tetradic
#9BC1DF #DB9BDF #DFB99B #9FDF9B
square
#9BC1DF #DB9BDF #DFB99B #9FDF9B
split-complementary
#9BC1DF #DF9B9F #DFDB9B
monochromatic
#3E88C1 #6DA4D0 #9BC1DF #C9DEEE #E8F1F8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.89
#9BC1DF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.09
#9BC1DF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #9BC1DF
11.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9BC1DF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9BC1DF | 1.00 | 1.89 | 11.09 | 11.09 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.89 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B5C0E1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#ACB9DE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#86C8CB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BCBCBC
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9bc1df; /* rgb */ color: rgb(155, 193, 223); /* oklch */ color: oklch(79.4% 0.059 242.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bad3e9',
500: '#9bc1df',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9bc1df; $custom-light: #bad3e9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9bc1df",
"rgb": {
"r": 155,
"g": 193,
"b": 223
},
"hsl": {
"h": 206.471,
"s": 51.515,
"l": 74.118
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.79361,
"c": 0.05906,
"h": 242.3
},
"luminance": 0.50436
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9BC1DF
secondary
#B78A67
accent
#6A27BF
background
#FDFEFE
surface
#F8FBFC
border
#D1D4D5
text
#121416
muted
#828384