#9CBBDA#9CBBDA
#9CBBDA is a light, muted cyan. Relative luminance 0.477; OKLCH L 78.0% C 0.056 H 248.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.53:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9CBBDA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(156, 187, 218) |
| HSL | hsl(210, 46%, 73%) |
| HSV | hsv(210, 28%, 85%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(28.4%, 14.2%, 0%, 14.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.62, -3.41, -18.96) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.62, 19.27, 259.81°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.97% -0.0204 -0.0519) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.97% 0.056 248.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(44.1318, 47.6688, 73.1918) |
| Luminance | 0.4767 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Light Grey Blue
#9DBCD4
ΔE00 2.60
Cloudy Blue
#ACC2D9
ΔE00 3.57
Lightsteelblue
#B0C4DE
ΔE00 4.19
Light Blue Grey
#B7C9E2
ΔE00 5.60
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 6.07
Carolina Blue
#8AB8FE
ΔE00 6.23
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9CBBDA #DABB9C
analogous
#9CDADA #9CBBDA #9C9CDA
triadic
#9CBBDA #DA9CBB #BBDA9C
tetradic
#9CBBDA #DA9CDA #DABB9C #9CDA9C
square
#9CBBDA #DA9CDA #DABB9C #9CDA9C
split-complementary
#9CBBDA #DA9C9C #DADA9C
monochromatic
#447EB7 #6F9CC9 #9CBBDA #C9DAEB #E9F0F7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.99
#9CBBDA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.53
#9CBBDA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #9CBBDA
10.53:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9CBBDA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9CBBDA | 1.00 | 1.99 | 10.53 | 10.53 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.53 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.53 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AFBBDC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A8B5D9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#8AC2C5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B8B8B8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9cbbda; /* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 187, 218); /* oklch */ color: oklch(78.0% 0.056 248.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bacfe5',
500: '#9cbbda',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9cbbda; $custom-light: #bacfe5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9cbbda",
"rgb": {
"r": 156,
"g": 187,
"b": 218
},
"hsl": {
"h": 210,
"s": 45.588,
"l": 73.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77968,
"c": 0.0558,
"h": 248.5
},
"luminance": 0.47671
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9CBBDA
secondary
#EEE6DD
accent
#732DB9
background
#FBFCFE
surface
#F6F9FC
border
#D0D2D5
text
#121315
muted
#818284