#9CB2CD#9CB2CD
#9CB2CD is a light, muted cyan. Relative luminance 0.433; OKLCH L 75.6% C 0.046 H 253.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9CB2CD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(156, 178, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(213, 33%, 71%) |
| HSV | hsv(213, 24%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(23.9%, 13.2%, 0%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.77, -1.61, -16.18) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.77, 16.26, 264.32°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.59% -0.0129 -0.0441) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.59% 0.046 253.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.6471, 43.3153, 63.9648) |
| Luminance | 0.4332 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Light Grey Blue
#9DBCD4
ΔE00 4.34
Cloudy Blue
#ACC2D9
ΔE00 4.53
Lightsteelblue
#B0C4DE
ΔE00 4.92
Light Blue Grey
#B7C9E2
ΔE00 6.35
Bluey Grey
#89A0B0
ΔE00 7.33
Cool Gray
#9AA7B0
ΔE00 7.53
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9CB2CD #CDB79C
analogous
#9CCACD #9CB2CD #9E9CCD
triadic
#9CB2CD #CD9CB2 #B2CD9C
tetradic
#9CB2CD #CD9CCA #CDB79C #9CCD9E
square
#9CB2CD #CD9CCA #CDB79C #9CCD9E
split-complementary
#9CB2CD #CD9E9C #CACD9C
monochromatic
#50739F #7392B8 #9CB2CD #C5D2E2 #EBEFF5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.17
#9CB2CD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.66
#9CB2CD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #9CB2CD
9.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9CB2CD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9CB2CD | 1.00 | 2.17 | 9.66 | 9.66 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.17 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.66 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.66 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A9B3CE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A3AECC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#8FB8BB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B0B0B0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9cb2cd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 178, 205); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.6% 0.046 253.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bac9dc',
500: '#9cb2cd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9cb2cd; $custom-light: #bac9dc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9cb2cd",
"rgb": {
"r": 156,
"g": 178,
"b": 205
},
"hsl": {
"h": 213.061,
"s": 32.886,
"l": 70.784
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75587,
"c": 0.04599,
"h": 253.7
},
"luminance": 0.43316
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9CB2CD
secondary
#E9E3DC
accent
#793AAC
background
#FBFCFD
surface
#F6F8FB
border
#D0D1D4
text
#111315
muted
#808283