#9CAAEF#9CAAEF

#9CAAEF is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.420; OKLCH L 75.3% C 0.101 H 274.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9CAAEF
RGB	rgb(156, 170, 239)
HSL	hsl(230, 72%, 77%)
HSV	hsv(230, 35%, 94%)
CMYK	cmyk(34.7%, 28.9%, 0%, 6.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(70.90, 11.21, -36.08)
CIE-LCH	lch(70.90, 37.78, 287.26°)
OKLab	oklab(75.32% 0.0086 -0.1004)
OKLCH	oklch(75.32% 0.101 274.9)
XYZ	xyz(43.6605, 42.0477, 87.4602)
Luminance	0.4205 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9CAAEF #EFE19C

analogous

#9CD3EF #9CAAEF #B89CEF

triadic

#9CAAEF #EF9CAA #AAEF9C

tetradic

#9CAAEF #EF9CD3 #EFE19C #9CEFB8

square

#9CAAEF #EF9CD3 #EFE19C #9CEFB8

split-complementary

#9CAAEF #EFB89C #D3EF9C

monochromatic

#3350DE #677DE6 #9CAAEF #D1D7F8 #E5E8FB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.23

#9CAAEF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

9.41

#9CAAEF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #9CAAEF

9.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9CAAEF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##9CAAEF	1.00	2.23	9.41	9.41
#FFFFFF	2.23	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	9.41	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	9.41	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#94B1F2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8EAAED

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#84B7C2

Achromatopsia (no color)

#ADADAD

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9caaef;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 170, 239);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(75.3% 0.101 274.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bbc3f4',
    500: '#9caaef',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9caaef;
$custom-light: #bbc3f4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9caaef",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 170,
    "b": 239
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 229.88,
    "s": 72.174,
    "l": 77.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.75323,
    "c": 0.10076,
    "h": 274.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.42049
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9CAAEF

secondary

#F2EED9

accent

#B311D4

background

#FBFBFE

surface

#F6F7FD

border

#D0D0D5

text

#121217

muted

#818185

Preview Lab

Preview with #9CAAEF

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

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