#9DB2DF#9DB2DF

#9DB2DF is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.443; OKLCH L 76.3% C 0.069 H 265.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9DB2DF
RGB	rgb(157, 178, 223)
HSL	hsl(221, 51%, 75%)
HSV	hsv(221, 30%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(29.6%, 20.2%, 0%, 12.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(72.45, 3.00, -24.97)
CIE-LCH	lch(72.45, 25.15, 276.84°)
OKLab	oklab(76.34% -0.0057 -0.0687)
OKLCH	oklch(76.34% 0.069 265.3)
XYZ	xyz(43.1405, 44.3351, 76.0822)
Luminance	0.4434 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9DB2DF #DFCA9D

analogous

#9DD3DF #9DB2DF #A99DDF

triadic

#9DB2DF #DF9DB2 #B2DF9D

tetradic

#9DB2DF #DF9DD3 #DFCA9D #9DDFA9

square

#9DB2DF #DF9DD3 #DFCA9D #9DDFA9

split-complementary

#9DB2DF #DFA99D #D3DF9D

monochromatic

#416AC1 #6F8ED0 #9DB2DF #CBD6EE #E8EDF7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.13

#9DB2DF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

9.87

#9DB2DF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #9DB2DF

9.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9DB2DF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##9DB2DF	1.00	2.13	9.87	9.87
#FFFFFF	2.13	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	9.87	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	9.87	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#A4B5E1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#9DAFDE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8BBBC1

Achromatopsia (no color)

#B2B2B2

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9db2df;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(157, 178, 223);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(76.3% 0.069 265.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bbc8e9',
    500: '#9db2df',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9db2df;
$custom-light: #bbc8e9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9db2df",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 157,
    "g": 178,
    "b": 223
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 220.909,
    "s": 50.769,
    "l": 74.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.76344,
    "c": 0.06898,
    "h": 265.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.44337
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9DB2DF

secondary

#EFE9DC

accent

#8E27BE

background

#FBFCFE

surface

#F6F8FC

border

#D0D1D5

text

#121316

muted

#818284

Preview Lab

Preview with #9DB2DF

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

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