#9DB2DD#9DB2DD

#9DB2DD is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.442; OKLCH L 76.3% C 0.066 H 264.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9DB2DD
RGB	rgb(157, 178, 221)
HSL	hsl(220, 48%, 74%)
HSV	hsv(220, 29%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(29%, 19.5%, 0%, 13.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(72.38, 2.51, -23.99)
CIE-LCH	lch(72.38, 24.12, 275.96°)
OKLab	oklab(76.26% -0.0064 -0.066)
OKLCH	oklch(76.26% 0.066 264.5)
XYZ	xyz(42.8725, 44.2279, 74.6705)
Luminance	0.4423 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9DB2DD #DDC89D

analogous

#9DD2DD #9DB2DD #A89DDD

triadic

#9DB2DD #DD9DB2 #B2DD9D

tetradic

#9DB2DD #DD9DD2 #DDC89D #9DDDA8

square

#9DB2DD #DD9DD2 #DDC89D #9DDDA8

split-complementary

#9DB2DD #DDA89D #D2DD9D

monochromatic

#426BBD #708ECD #9DB2DD #CAD6ED #E8EDF7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.13

#9DB2DD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

9.85

#9DB2DD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #9DB2DD

9.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9DB2DD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##9DB2DD	1.00	2.13	9.85	9.85
#FFFFFF	2.13	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	9.85	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	9.85	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#A4B5DF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#9EAFDC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8BBBC0

Achromatopsia (no color)

#B1B1B1

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9db2dd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(157, 178, 221);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(76.3% 0.066 264.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bbc8e7',
    500: '#9db2dd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9db2dd;
$custom-light: #bbc8e7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9db2dd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 157,
    "g": 178,
    "b": 221
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 220.313,
    "s": 48.485,
    "l": 74.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.76264,
    "c": 0.06629,
    "h": 264.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.44229
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9DB2DD

secondary

#EEE8DD

accent

#8C2ABC

background

#FBFCFE

surface

#F6F8FC

border

#D0D1D5

text

#121316

muted

#818284

Preview Lab

Preview with #9DB2DD

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

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