#9DA3CD#9DA3CD

#9DA3CD is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.378; OKLCH L 72.5% C 0.061 H 278.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9DA3CD
RGB	rgb(157, 163, 205)
HSL	hsl(233, 32%, 71%)
HSV	hsv(233, 23%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(23.4%, 20.5%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(67.85, 6.98, -22.12)
CIE-LCH	lch(67.85, 23.19, 287.51°)
OKLab	oklab(72.54% 0.009 -0.0606)
OKLCH	oklch(72.54% 0.061 278.4)
XYZ	xyz(38.0185, 37.7694, 63.0330)
Luminance	0.3777 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9DA3CD #CDC79D

analogous

#9DBBCD #9DA3CD #AF9DCD

triadic

#9DA3CD #CD9DA3 #A3CD9D

tetradic

#9DA3CD #CD9DBB #CDC79D #9DCDAF

square

#9DA3CD #CD9DBB #CDC79D #9DCDAF

split-complementary

#9DA3CD #CDAF9D #BBCD9D

monochromatic

#515B9F #747DB8 #9DA3CD #C6C9E2 #EBECF5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.45

#9DA3CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.55

#9DA3CD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #9DA3CD

8.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9DA3CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##9DA3CD	1.00	2.45	8.55	8.55
#FFFFFF	2.45	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.55	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.55	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#98A7CF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#95A4CC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#92AAB1

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A5A5A5

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9da3cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(157, 163, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(72.5% 0.061 278.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#babedc',
    500: '#9da3cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9da3cd;
$custom-light: #babedc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9da3cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 157,
    "g": 163,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 232.5,
    "s": 32.432,
    "l": 70.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.72538,
    "c": 0.06129,
    "h": 278.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.3777
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9DA3CD

secondary

#E9E8DD

accent

#9D3AAB

background

#FBFBFD

surface

#F6F6FB

border

#D0D0D4

text

#121215

muted

#818183

Preview Lab

Preview with #9DA3CD

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

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