#9CBCDA#9CBCDA
#9CBCDA is a light, muted cyan. Relative luminance 0.481; OKLCH L 78.2% C 0.055 H 246.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9CBCDA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(156, 188, 218) |
| HSL | hsl(209, 46%, 73%) |
| HSV | hsv(209, 28%, 85%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(28.4%, 13.8%, 0%, 14.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.88, -3.95, -18.56) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.88, 18.97, 257.99°) |
| OKLab | oklab(78.18% -0.0217 -0.0508) |
| OKLCH | oklch(78.18% 0.055 246.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(44.3447, 48.0946, 73.2628) |
| Luminance | 0.4810 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Light Grey Blue
#9DBCD4
ΔE00 2.10
Cloudy Blue
#ACC2D9
ΔE00 3.46
Lightsteelblue
#B0C4DE
ΔE00 4.29
Light Blue Grey
#B7C9E2
ΔE00 5.65
Baby Blue (survey)
#A2CFFE
ΔE00 6.14
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 6.42
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9CBCDA #DABA9C
analogous
#9CDAD9 #9CBCDA #9C9DDA
triadic
#9CBCDA #DA9CBC #BCDA9C
tetradic
#9CBCDA #D99CDA #DABA9C #9DDA9C
square
#9CBCDA #D99CDA #DABA9C #9DDA9C
split-complementary
#9CBCDA #DA9C9D #DAD99C
monochromatic
#4480B7 #6F9EC9 #9CBCDA #C9DAEB #E9F0F7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.98
#9CBCDA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.62
#9CBCDA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #9CBCDA
10.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9CBCDA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9CBCDA | 1.00 | 1.98 | 10.62 | 10.62 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.98 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B0BCDC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A9B5D9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#8AC3C6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B8B8B8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9cbcda; /* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 188, 218); /* oklch */ color: oklch(78.2% 0.055 246.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bad0e5',
500: '#9cbcda',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9cbcda; $custom-light: #bad0e5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9cbcda",
"rgb": {
"r": 156,
"g": 188,
"b": 218
},
"hsl": {
"h": 209.032,
"s": 45.588,
"l": 73.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.78179,
"c": 0.05525,
"h": 246.8
},
"luminance": 0.48096
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9CBCDA
secondary
#EEE5DD
accent
#702DB9
background
#FBFCFE
surface
#F6F9FC
border
#D0D2D5
text
#121315
muted
#818284