#9CAABE#9CAABE

#9CAABE is a light, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.395; OKLCH L 73.4% C 0.033 H 257.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9CAABE
RGB	rgb(156, 170, 190)
HSL	hsl(215, 21%, 68%)
HSV	hsv(215, 18%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(17.9%, 10.5%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(69.14, -0.65, -11.88)
CIE-LCH	lch(69.14, 11.90, 266.87°)
OKLab	oklab(73.36% -0.0073 -0.0322)
OKLCH	oklch(73.36% 0.033 257.3)
XYZ	xyz(37.3770, 39.5343, 54.3668)
Luminance	0.3953 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#9CAABE #BEB09C

analogous

#9CBBBE #9CAABE #9F9CBE

triadic

#9CAABE #BE9CAA #AABE9C

tetradic

#9CAABE #BE9CBB #BEB09C #9CBE9F

square

#9CAABE #BE9CBB #BEB09C #9CBE9F

split-complementary

#9CAABE #BE9F9C #BBBE9C

monochromatic

#596C87 #778AA6 #9CAABE #C1CAD6 #E6E9EF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.36

#9CAABE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.91

#9CAABE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #9CAABE

8.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9CAABE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##9CAABE	1.00	2.36	8.91	8.91
#FFFFFF	2.36	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.91	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.91	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#A3ABBF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#A0A7BE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#94AEB0

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A9A9A9

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9caabe;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 170, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(73.4% 0.033 257.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b9c3d1',
    500: '#9caabe',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9caabe;
$custom-light: #b9c3d1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9caabe",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 170,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 215.294,
    "s": 20.732,
    "l": 67.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.7336,
    "c": 0.03301,
    "h": 257.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.39535
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9CAABE

secondary

#E0DCD6

accent

#7B469F

background

#FBFBFC

surface

#F6F7F9

border

#D0D0D2

text

#111214

muted

#808182

Preview Lab

Preview with #9CAABE

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

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