#9CB2DB#9CB2DB

#9CB2DB is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.440; OKLCH L 76.1% C 0.064 H 262.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9CB2DB
RGB	rgb(156, 178, 219)
HSL	hsl(219, 47%, 74%)
HSV	hsv(219, 29%, 86%)
CMYK	cmyk(28.8%, 18.7%, 0%, 14.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(72.24, 1.73, -23.12)
CIE-LCH	lch(72.24, 23.18, 274.27°)
OKLab	oklab(76.12% -0.008 -0.0635)
OKLCH	oklch(76.12% 0.064 262.8)
XYZ	xyz(42.4133, 44.0217, 73.2664)
Luminance	0.4402 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9CB2DB #DBC59C

analogous

#9CD1DB #9CB2DB #A59CDB

triadic

#9CB2DB #DB9CB2 #B2DB9C

tetradic

#9CB2DB #DB9CD1 #DBC59C #9CDBA5

square

#9CB2DB #DB9CD1 #DBC59C #9CDBA5

split-complementary

#9CB2DB #DBA59C #D1DB9C

monochromatic

#436DB9 #6F8FCB #9CB2DB #C9D5EB #E9EEF7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.14

#9CB2DB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

9.80

#9CB2DB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #9CB2DB

9.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9CB2DB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##9CB2DB	1.00	2.14	9.80	9.80
#FFFFFF	2.14	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	9.80	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	9.80	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#A5B4DD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#9EAFDA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8BBAC0

Achromatopsia (no color)

#B1B1B1

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9cb2db;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 178, 219);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(76.1% 0.064 262.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bac8e6',
    500: '#9cb2db',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9cb2db;
$custom-light: #bac8e6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9cb2db",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 178,
    "b": 219
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 219.048,
    "s": 46.667,
    "l": 73.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.76116,
    "c": 0.06403,
    "h": 262.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.44023
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9CB2DB

secondary

#EEE8DD

accent

#882CBA

background

#FBFCFE

surface

#F6F8FC

border

#D0D1D5

text

#121316

muted

#818284

Preview Lab

Preview with #9CB2DB

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

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