#9CA3FB#9CA3FB
#9CA3FB is a light, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.402; OKLCH L 74.5% C 0.127 H 279.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9CA3FB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(156, 163, 251) |
| HSL | hsl(236, 92%, 80%) |
| HSV | hsv(236, 38%, 98%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(37.8%, 35.1%, 0%, 1.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.63, 18.32, -44.59) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.63, 48.21, 292.34°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.51% 0.0206 -0.125) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.51% 0.127 279.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(44.2151, 40.2256, 96.6827) |
| Luminance | 0.4023 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Periwinkle Blue
#8F99FB
ΔE00 3.22
Perrywinkle
#8F8CE7
ΔE00 6.69
Lavender Blue
#8B88F8
ΔE00 7.63
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 7.86
Carolina Blue
#8AB8FE
ΔE00 9.37
Periwinkle (survey)
#8E82FE
ΔE00 9.38
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9CA3FB #FBF49C
analogous
#9CD3FB #9CA3FB #C59CFB
triadic
#9CA3FB #FB9CA3 #A3FB9C
tetradic
#9CA3FB #FB9CD3 #FBF49C #9CFBC5
square
#9CA3FB #FB9CD3 #FBF49C #9CFBC5
split-complementary
#9CA3FB #FBC59C #D3FB9C
monochromatic
#2636F6 #616CF9 #9CA3FB #D7DAFD #E2E4FE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.32
#9CA3FB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.05
#9CA3FB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #9CA3FB
9.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9CA3FB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9CA3FB | 1.00 | 2.32 | 9.05 | 9.05 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.32 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.05 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.05 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#86AEFF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#80A7F9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#80B4C3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AAAAAA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9ca3fb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 163, 251); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.5% 0.127 279.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bcbefd',
500: '#9ca3fb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9ca3fb; $custom-light: #bcbefd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9ca3fb",
"rgb": {
"r": 156,
"g": 163,
"b": 251
},
"hsl": {
"h": 235.579,
"s": 92.233,
"l": 79.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74508,
"c": 0.12665,
"h": 279.4
},
"luminance": 0.40227
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9CA3FB
secondary
#F6F4D5
accent
#D500E6
background
#FBFBFF
surface
#F7F6FF
border
#D0D0D7
text
#121217
muted
#818185