#9CBDEE#9CBDEE

#9CBDEE is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.496; OKLCH L 79.2% C 0.079 H 258.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9CBDEE
RGB	rgb(156, 189, 238)
HSL	hsl(216, 71%, 77%)
HSV	hsv(216, 34%, 93%)
CMYK	cmyk(34.5%, 20.6%, 0%, 6.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(75.84, 0.45, -27.92)
CIE-LCH	lch(75.84, 27.92, 270.92°)
OKLab	oklab(79.16% -0.0162 -0.0771)
OKLCH	oklch(79.16% 0.079 258.1)
XYZ	xyz(47.3358, 49.6340, 87.9585)
Luminance	0.4964 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9CBDEE #EECD9C

analogous

#9CE6EE #9CBDEE #A49CEE

triadic

#9CBDEE #EE9CBD #BDEE9C

tetradic

#9CBDEE #EE9CE6 #EECD9C #9CEEA4

square

#9CBDEE #EE9CE6 #EECD9C #9CEEA4

split-complementary

#9CBDEE #EEA49C #E6EE9C

monochromatic

#3477DC #689AE5 #9CBDEE #D0E0F7 #E5EEFB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

1.92

#9CBDEE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

10.93

#9CBDEE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #9CBDEE

10.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9CBDEE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##9CBDEE	1.00	1.92	10.93	10.93
#FFFFFF	1.92	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	10.93	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	10.93	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#ACBFF0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#A3B7ED

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#83C7CD

Achromatopsia (no color)

#BBBBBB

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9cbdee;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 189, 238);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(79.2% 0.079 258.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bbd0f3',
    500: '#9cbdee',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9cbdee;
$custom-light: #bbd0f3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9cbdee",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 189,
    "b": 238
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 215.854,
    "s": 70.69,
    "l": 77.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.79162,
    "c": 0.07881,
    "h": 258.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.49636
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9CBDEE

secondary

#F2E8D9

accent

#8513D3

background

#FBFCFE

surface

#F6F9FD

border

#D0D2D5

text

#121417

muted

#818285

Preview Lab

Preview with #9CBDEE

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

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