#9CB9EB#9CB9EB

#9CB9EB is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.478; OKLCH L 78.2% C 0.079 H 261.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#9CB9EB
RGBrgb(156, 185, 235)
HSLhsl(218, 66%, 77%)
HSVhsv(218, 34%, 92%)
CMYKcmyk(33.6%, 21.3%, 0%, 7.8%)
CIE-LABlab(74.67, 1.87, -28.09)
CIE-LCHlch(74.67, 28.15, 273.80°)
OKLaboklab(78.21% -0.012 -0.0776)
OKLCHoklch(78.21% 0.079 261.2)
XYZxyz(46.0502, 47.7620, 85.3738)
Luminance0.4776 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familyblue

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Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#9CB9EB #EBCE9C
analogous
#9CE1EB #9CB9EB #A79CEB
triadic
#9CB9EB #EB9CB9 #B9EB9C
tetradic
#9CB9EB #EB9CE1 #EBCE9C #9CEBA7
square
#9CB9EB #EB9CE1 #EBCE9C #9CEBA7
split-complementary
#9CB9EB #EBA79C #E1EB9C
monochromatic
#3671D6 #6995E1 #9CB9EB #CFDDF5 #E6EDFA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

1.99
#9CB9EB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

10.55
#9CB9EB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #9CB9EB
10.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##9CB9EB#FFFFFF#000000##000000
##9CB9EB1.001.9910.5510.55
#FFFFFF1.991.0021.0021.00
#00000010.5521.001.001.00
##00000010.5521.001.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#A8BCED
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A0B4EA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#84C3CA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B8B8B8

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #9cb9eb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 185, 235);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(78.2% 0.079 261.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bbcdf1',
    500: '#9cb9eb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #9cb9eb;
$custom-light: #bbcdf1;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#9cb9eb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 185,
    "b": 235
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 217.975,
    "s": 66.387,
    "l": 76.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.7821,
    "c": 0.07853,
    "h": 261.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.47764
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#9CB9EB
secondary
#F1E9DA
accent
#8B17CE
background
#FBFCFE
surface
#F6F9FD
border
#D0D2D5
text
#121316
muted
#818284

Preview Lab

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#9CB9EB Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva