#9CAEEB#9CAEEB
#9CAEEB is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.433; OKLCH L 76.0% C 0.090 H 271.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9CAEEB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(156, 174, 235) |
| HSL | hsl(226, 66%, 77%) |
| HSV | hsv(226, 34%, 92%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(33.6%, 26%, 0%, 7.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.78, 7.94, -32.54) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.78, 33.50, 283.71°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.95% 0.0023 -0.0903) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.95% 0.09 271.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(43.8374, 43.3365, 84.6362) |
| Luminance | 0.4334 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 5.03
Periwinkle Blue
#8F99FB
ΔE00 6.61
Carolina Blue
#8AB8FE
ΔE00 7.06
Light Periwinkle
#C1C6FC
ΔE00 8.00
Lightsteelblue
#B0C4DE
ΔE00 8.78
Powder Blue (survey)
#B1D1FC
ΔE00 9.23
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9CAEEB #EBD99C
analogous
#9CD6EB #9CAEEB #B29CEB
triadic
#9CAEEB #EB9CAE #AEEB9C
tetradic
#9CAEEB #EB9CD6 #EBD99C #9CEBB2
square
#9CAEEB #EB9CD6 #EBD99C #9CEBB2
split-complementary
#9CAEEB #EBB29C #D6EB9C
monochromatic
#365BD6 #6984E1 #9CAEEB #CFD8F5 #E6EAFA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.17
#9CAEEB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.67
#9CAEEB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #9CAEEB
9.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9CAEEB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9CAEEB | 1.00 | 2.17 | 9.67 | 9.67 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.17 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.67 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.67 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9BB3EE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#94ADEA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#85BAC3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B0B0B0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9caeeb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 174, 235); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.0% 0.090 271.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bbc6f1',
500: '#9caeeb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9caeeb; $custom-light: #bbc6f1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9caeeb",
"rgb": {
"r": 156,
"g": 174,
"b": 235
},
"hsl": {
"h": 226.329,
"s": 66.387,
"l": 76.667
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75953,
"c": 0.09029,
"h": 271.4
},
"luminance": 0.43338
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9CAEEB
secondary
#F1ECDA
accent
#A517CE
background
#FBFCFE
surface
#F6F8FD
border
#D0D1D5
text
#121316
muted
#818284