#9CB5CE#9CB5CE
#9CB5CE is a light, muted cyan. Relative luminance 0.446; OKLCH L 76.3% C 0.045 H 248.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9CB5CE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(156, 181, 206) |
| HSL | hsl(210, 34%, 71%) |
| HSV | hsv(210, 24%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(24.3%, 12.1%, 0%, 19.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.61, -3.00, -15.46) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.61, 15.75, 259.01°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.26% -0.0167 -0.0421) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.26% 0.045 248.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.3717, 44.5706, 64.8037) |
| Luminance | 0.4457 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Light Grey Blue
#9DBCD4
ΔE00 2.67
Cloudy Blue
#ACC2D9
ΔE00 3.70
Lightsteelblue
#B0C4DE
ΔE00 4.67
Light Blue Grey
#B7C9E2
ΔE00 6.10
Bluey Grey
#89A0B0
ΔE00 7.12
Cool Gray
#9AA7B0
ΔE00 7.24
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9CB5CE #CEB59C
analogous
#9CCECE #9CB5CE #9C9CCE
triadic
#9CB5CE #CE9CB5 #B5CE9C
tetradic
#9CB5CE #CE9CCE #CEB59C #9CCE9C
square
#9CB5CE #CE9CCE #CEB59C #9CCE9C
split-complementary
#9CB5CE #CE9C9C #CECE9C
monochromatic
#4F78A0 #7396BA #9CB5CE #C5D4E2 #EBF0F5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.12
#9CB5CE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.91
#9CB5CE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #9CB5CE
9.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9CB5CE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9CB5CE | 1.00 | 2.12 | 9.91 | 9.91 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.12 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.91 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.91 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#ACB5CF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A6B0CE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#8EBBBD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B2B2B2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9cb5ce; /* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 181, 206); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.3% 0.045 248.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bacbdd',
500: '#9cb5ce',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9cb5ce; $custom-light: #bacbdd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9cb5ce",
"rgb": {
"r": 156,
"g": 181,
"b": 206
},
"hsl": {
"h": 210,
"s": 33.784,
"l": 70.98
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76258,
"c": 0.04533,
"h": 248.4
},
"luminance": 0.44572
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9CB5CE
secondary
#EAE3DC
accent
#7339AD
background
#FBFCFD
surface
#F6F8FB
border
#D0D1D4
text
#111315
muted
#808283