#9CBDCA#9CBDCA
#9CBDCA is a light, muted cyan. Relative luminance 0.477; OKLCH L 77.8% C 0.040 H 223.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9CBDCA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(156, 189, 202) |
| HSL | hsl(197, 30%, 70%) |
| HSV | hsv(197, 23%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(22.8%, 6.4%, 0%, 20.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.65, -8.20, -10.22) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.65, 13.10, 231.24°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.83% -0.029 -0.0277) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.83% 0.04 223.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.5655, 47.7259, 62.8350) |
| Luminance | 0.4773 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Light Grey Blue
#9DBCD4
ΔE00 4.93
Lightblue
#ADD8E6
ΔE00 6.81
Cloudy Blue
#ACC2D9
ΔE00 6.92
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 7.42
Sky Blue
#87CEEB
ΔE00 7.82
Cool Gray
#9AA7B0
ΔE00 8.08
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9CBDCA #CAA99C
analogous
#9CCAC0 #9CBDCA #9CA6CA
triadic
#9CBDCA #CA9CBD #BDCA9C
tetradic
#9CBDCA #C09CCA #CAA99C #A6CA9C
square
#9CBDCA #C09CCA #CAA99C #A6CA9C
split-complementary
#9CBDCA #CA9CA6 #CAC09C
monochromatic
#528599 #74A2B5 #9CBDCA #C4D8DF #EBF2F4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.99
#9CBDCA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.55
#9CBDCA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #9CBDCA
10.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9CBDCA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9CBDCA | 1.00 | 1.99 | 10.55 | 10.55 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B6BBCB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AEB5CA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#8FC1C1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B8B8B8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9cbdca; /* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 189, 202); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.8% 0.040 223.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bad0da',
500: '#9cbdca',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9cbdca; $custom-light: #bad0da; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9cbdca",
"rgb": {
"r": 156,
"g": 189,
"b": 202
},
"hsl": {
"h": 196.957,
"s": 30.263,
"l": 70.196
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77829,
"c": 0.04015,
"h": 223.7
},
"luminance": 0.47727
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9CBDCA
secondary
#E7DEDB
accent
#5B3DA9
background
#FBFCFD
surface
#F6F9FA
border
#D0D2D3
text
#111414
muted
#808283