#9DB1DB#9DB1DB
#9DB1DB is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.437; OKLCH L 76.0% C 0.065 H 264.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9DB1DB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(157, 177, 219) |
| HSL | hsl(221, 46%, 74%) |
| HSV | hsv(221, 28%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(28.3%, 19.2%, 0%, 14.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.04, 2.57, -23.41) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.04, 23.55, 276.26°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.98% -0.0057 -0.0643) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.98% 0.065 264.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.4094, 43.7254, 73.2095) |
| Luminance | 0.4373 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 5.66
Lightsteelblue
#B0C4DE
ΔE00 6.77
Carolina Blue
#8AB8FE
ΔE00 7.48
Cloudy Blue
#ACC2D9
ΔE00 7.53
Light Blue Grey
#B7C9E2
ΔE00 7.87
Light Periwinkle
#C1C6FC
ΔE00 8.03
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9DB1DB #DBC79D
analogous
#9DD0DB #9DB1DB #A89DDB
triadic
#9DB1DB #DB9DB1 #B1DB9D
tetradic
#9DB1DB #DB9DD0 #DBC79D #9DDBA8
square
#9DB1DB #DB9DD0 #DBC79D #9DDBA8
split-complementary
#9DB1DB #DBA89D #D0DB9D
monochromatic
#446AB9 #708DCB #9DB1DB #CAD5EB #E9EDF7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.15
#9DB1DB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.75
#9DB1DB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #9DB1DB
9.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9DB1DB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9DB1DB | 1.00 | 2.15 | 9.75 | 9.75 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.15 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.75 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.75 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A4B4DD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9EAEDA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#8CB9BF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B1B1B1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9db1db; /* rgb */ color: rgb(157, 177, 219); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.0% 0.065 264.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bbc8e6',
500: '#9db1db',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9db1db; $custom-light: #bbc8e6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9db1db",
"rgb": {
"r": 157,
"g": 177,
"b": 219
},
"hsl": {
"h": 220.645,
"s": 46.269,
"l": 73.725
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75978,
"c": 0.06459,
"h": 264.9
},
"luminance": 0.43727
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9DB1DB
secondary
#EEE8DD
accent
#8C2CB9
background
#FBFCFE
surface
#F6F8FC
border
#D0D1D5
text
#121316
muted
#818284