#9CA7DB#9CA7DB

#9CA7DB is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.398; OKLCH L 73.9% C 0.076 H 275.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9CA7DB
RGB	rgb(156, 167, 219)
HSL	hsl(230, 47%, 74%)
HSV	hsv(230, 29%, 86%)
CMYK	cmyk(28.8%, 23.7%, 0%, 14.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(69.34, 7.82, -27.56)
CIE-LCH	lch(69.34, 28.65, 285.84°)
OKLab	oklab(73.85% 0.0068 -0.076)
OKLCH	oklch(73.85% 0.076 275.1)
XYZ	xyz(40.3117, 39.8186, 72.5659)
Luminance	0.3982 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9CA7DB #DBD09C

analogous

#9CC6DB #9CA7DB #B09CDB

triadic

#9CA7DB #DB9CA7 #A7DB9C

tetradic

#9CA7DB #DB9CC6 #DBD09C #9CDBB0

square

#9CA7DB #DB9CC6 #DBD09C #9CDBB0

split-complementary

#9CA7DB #DBB09C #C6DB9C

monochromatic

#4358B9 #6F7FCB #9CA7DB #C9CFEB #E9EBF7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.34

#9CA7DB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.96

#9CA7DB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #9CA7DB

8.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9CA7DB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##9CA7DB	1.00	2.34	8.96	8.96
#FFFFFF	2.34	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.96	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.96	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#98ACDD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#93A7DA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8CB1B9

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A9A9A9

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9ca7db;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 167, 219);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(73.9% 0.076 275.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bac1e6',
    500: '#9ca7db',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9ca7db;
$custom-light: #bac1e6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9ca7db",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 167,
    "b": 219
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 229.524,
    "s": 46.667,
    "l": 73.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.7385,
    "c": 0.07634,
    "h": 275.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.3982
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9CA7DB

secondary

#EEEBDD

accent

#A12CBA

background

#FBFBFE

surface

#F6F7FC

border

#D0D0D5

text

#121216

muted

#818184

Preview Lab

Preview with #9CA7DB

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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