#9DB1EA#9DB1EA
#9DB1EA is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.446; OKLCH L 76.6% C 0.085 H 269.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9DB1EA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(157, 177, 234) |
| HSL | hsl(224, 65%, 77%) |
| HSV | hsv(224, 33%, 92%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(32.9%, 24.4%, 0%, 8.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.60, 6.30, -30.74) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.60, 31.38, 281.58°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.59% -0.0009 -0.0851) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.59% 0.085 269.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(44.4738, 44.5512, 84.0819) |
| Luminance | 0.4455 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 4.35
Carolina Blue
#8AB8FE
ΔE00 6.56
Periwinkle Blue
#8F99FB
ΔE00 7.35
Light Periwinkle
#C1C6FC
ΔE00 7.60
Lightsteelblue
#B0C4DE
ΔE00 8.14
Powder Blue (survey)
#B1D1FC
ΔE00 8.44
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9DB1EA #EAD69D
analogous
#9DD8EA #9DB1EA #B09DEA
triadic
#9DB1EA #EA9DB1 #B1EA9D
tetradic
#9DB1EA #EA9DD8 #EAD69D #9DEAB0
square
#9DB1EA #EA9DD8 #EAD69D #9DEAB0
split-complementary
#9DB1EA #EAB09D #D8EA9D
monochromatic
#3861D4 #6B89DF #9DB1EA #CFD9F5 #E6EBFA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.12
#9DB1EA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.91
#9DB1EA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #9DB1EA
9.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9DB1EA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9DB1EA | 1.00 | 2.12 | 9.91 | 9.91 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.12 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.91 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.91 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9FB6ED
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#98AFE9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#87BCC5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B2B2B2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9db1ea; /* rgb */ color: rgb(157, 177, 234); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.6% 0.085 269.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bcc8f1',
500: '#9db1ea',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9db1ea; $custom-light: #bcc8f1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9db1ea",
"rgb": {
"r": 157,
"g": 177,
"b": 234
},
"hsl": {
"h": 224.416,
"s": 64.706,
"l": 76.667
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7659,
"c": 0.0851,
"h": 269.4
},
"luminance": 0.44553
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9DB1EA
secondary
#F1EBDA
accent
#9E19CD
background
#FBFCFE
surface
#F6F8FD
border
#D0D1D5
text
#121316
muted
#818284