#9CB2CC#9CB2CC
#9CB2CC is a light, muted cyan. Relative luminance 0.433; OKLCH L 75.5% C 0.045 H 252.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9CB2CC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(156, 178, 204) |
| HSL | hsl(213, 32%, 71%) |
| HSV | hsv(213, 24%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(23.5%, 12.7%, 0%, 20%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.74, -1.84, -15.68) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.74, 15.79, 263.31°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.55% -0.0133 -0.0427) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.55% 0.045 252.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.5268, 43.2671, 63.3312) |
| Luminance | 0.4327 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Light Grey Blue
#9DBCD4
ΔE00 4.12
Cloudy Blue
#ACC2D9
ΔE00 4.42
Lightsteelblue
#B0C4DE
ΔE00 4.95
Light Blue Grey
#B7C9E2
ΔE00 6.37
Bluey Grey
#89A0B0
ΔE00 7.07
Cool Gray
#9AA7B0
ΔE00 7.22
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9CB2CC #CCB69C
analogous
#9CCACC #9CB2CC #9E9CCC
triadic
#9CB2CC #CC9CB2 #B2CC9C
tetradic
#9CB2CC #CC9CCA #CCB69C #9CCC9E
square
#9CB2CC #CC9CCA #CCB69C #9CCC9E
split-complementary
#9CB2CC #CC9E9C #CACC9C
monochromatic
#51749D #7493B7 #9CB2CC #C4D1E1 #EBEFF5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.18
#9CB2CC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.65
#9CB2CC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #9CB2CC
9.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9CB2CC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9CB2CC | 1.00 | 2.18 | 9.65 | 9.65 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.18 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.65 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.65 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A9B3CD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A3AECB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#8FB8BA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B0B0B0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9cb2cc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 178, 204); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.5% 0.045 252.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bac9db',
500: '#9cb2cc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9cb2cc; $custom-light: #bac9db; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9cb2cc",
"rgb": {
"r": 156,
"g": 178,
"b": 204
},
"hsl": {
"h": 212.5,
"s": 32,
"l": 70.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7555,
"c": 0.04476,
"h": 252.7
},
"luminance": 0.43268
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9CB2CC
secondary
#E8E2DB
accent
#773BAB
background
#FBFCFD
surface
#F6F8FB
border
#D0D1D4
text
#111315
muted
#808283