#9CBCDF#9CBCDF

#9CBCDF is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.484; OKLCH L 78.4% C 0.061 H 250.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9CBCDF
RGB	rgb(156, 188, 223)
HSL	hsl(211, 51%, 74%)
HSV	hsv(211, 30%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(30%, 15.7%, 0%, 12.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(75.05, -2.74, -21.02)
CIE-LCH	lch(75.05, 21.19, 262.57°)
OKLab	oklab(78.37% -0.02 -0.0577)
OKLCH	oklch(78.37% 0.061 250.9)
XYZ	xyz(45.0089, 48.3602, 76.7607)
Luminance	0.4836 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9CBCDF #DFBF9C

analogous

#9CDEDF #9CBCDF #9E9CDF

triadic

#9CBCDF #DF9CBC #BCDF9C

tetradic

#9CBCDF #DF9CDE #DFBF9C #9CDF9E

square

#9CBCDF #DF9CDE #DFBF9C #9CDF9E

split-complementary

#9CBCDF #DF9E9C #DEDF9C

monochromatic

#407DC1 #6E9DD0 #9CBCDF #CADBEE #E8EFF8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

1.97

#9CBCDF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

10.67

#9CBCDF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #9CBCDF

10.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9CBCDF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##9CBCDF	1.00	1.97	10.67	10.67
#FFFFFF	1.97	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	10.67	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	10.67	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#AFBDE1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#A7B6DE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#88C4C7

Achromatopsia (no color)

#B9B9B9

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9cbcdf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 188, 223);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(78.4% 0.061 250.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bad0e9',
    500: '#9cbcdf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9cbcdf;
$custom-light: #bad0e9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9cbcdf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 188,
    "b": 223
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 211.343,
    "s": 51.145,
    "l": 74.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.78366,
    "c": 0.06103,
    "h": 250.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.48362
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9CBCDF

secondary

#EFE6DC

accent

#7627BF

background

#FBFCFE

surface

#F6F9FC

border

#D0D2D5

text

#121316

muted

#818284

Preview Lab

Preview with #9CBCDF

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

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