#9CBFF5#9CBFF5
#9CBFF5 is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.509; OKLCH L 79.9% C 0.086 H 258.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9CBFF5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(156, 191, 245) |
| HSL | hsl(216, 82%, 79%) |
| HSV | hsv(216, 36%, 96%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(36.3%, 22%, 0%, 3.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(76.63, 1.15, -30.48) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(76.63, 30.50, 272.16°) |
| OKLab | oklab(79.86% -0.0165 -0.0844) |
| OKLCH | oklch(79.86% 0.086 258.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(48.8175, 50.9197, 93.6247) |
| Luminance | 0.5092 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 1.91
Carolina Blue
#8AB8FE
ΔE00 3.33
Baby Blue (survey)
#A2CFFE
ΔE00 4.64
Powder Blue (survey)
#B1D1FC
ΔE00 4.76
Lightsteelblue
#B0C4DE
ΔE00 6.76
Sky Blue (survey)
#75BBFD
ΔE00 6.81
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9CBFF5 #F5D29C
analogous
#9CECF5 #9CBFF5 #A59CF5
triadic
#9CBFF5 #F59CBF #BFF59C
tetradic
#9CBFF5 #F59CEC #F5D29C #9CF5A5
square
#9CBFF5 #F59CEC #F5D29C #9CF5A5
split-complementary
#9CBFF5 #F5A59C #ECF59C
monochromatic
#2D77EA #649BEF #9CBFF5 #D4E3FB #E3EDFC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.88
#9CBFF5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.18
#9CBFF5 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #9CBFF5
11.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9CBFF5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9CBFF5 | 1.00 | 1.88 | 11.18 | 11.18 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.88 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.18 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.18 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#ACC2F7
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A2B9F4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#80CAD1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BDBDBD
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9cbff5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 191, 245); /* oklch */ color: oklch(79.9% 0.086 258.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bcd2f8',
500: '#9cbff5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9cbff5; $custom-light: #bcd2f8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9cbff5",
"rgb": {
"r": 156,
"g": 191,
"b": 245
},
"hsl": {
"h": 216.404,
"s": 81.651,
"l": 78.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.79863,
"c": 0.086,
"h": 258.9
},
"luminance": 0.50922
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9CBFF5
secondary
#D4A761
accent
#8A07DE
background
#FDFEFF
surface
#F8FBFF
border
#D1D4D7
text
#121417
muted
#828385