#9DB2EF#9DB2EF
#9DB2EF is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.452; OKLCH L 77.0% C 0.091 H 269.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9DB2EF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(157, 178, 239) |
| HSL | hsl(225, 72%, 78%) |
| HSV | hsv(225, 34%, 94%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(34.3%, 25.5%, 0%, 6.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.05, 7.02, -32.75) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.05, 33.50, 282.09°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.01% -0.0007 -0.0908) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.01% 0.091 269.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(45.4005, 45.2391, 87.9845) |
| Luminance | 0.4524 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 3.79
Carolina Blue
#8AB8FE
ΔE00 6.07
Periwinkle Blue
#8F99FB
ΔE00 7.28
Light Periwinkle
#C1C6FC
ΔE00 7.69
Powder Blue (survey)
#B1D1FC
ΔE00 8.11
Lightsteelblue
#B0C4DE
ΔE00 8.17
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9DB2EF #EFDA9D
analogous
#9DDBEF #9DB2EF #B19DEF
triadic
#9DB2EF #EF9DB2 #B2EF9D
tetradic
#9DB2EF #EF9DDB #EFDA9D #9DEFB1
square
#9DB2EF #EF9DDB #EFDA9D #9DEFB1
split-complementary
#9DB2EF #EFB19D #DBEF9D
monochromatic
#345FDE #6889E6 #9DB2EF #D2DBF8 #E5EAFB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.09
#9DB2EF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.05
#9DB2EF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #9DB2EF
10.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9DB2EF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9DB2EF | 1.00 | 2.09 | 10.05 | 10.05 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.09 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.05 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.05 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9EB7F2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#97B0EE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#85BEC7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B3B3B3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9db2ef; /* rgb */ color: rgb(157, 178, 239); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.0% 0.091 269.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bcc8f4',
500: '#9db2ef',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9db2ef; $custom-light: #bcc8f4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9db2ef",
"rgb": {
"r": 157,
"g": 178,
"b": 239
},
"hsl": {
"h": 224.634,
"s": 71.93,
"l": 77.647
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77007,
"c": 0.09085,
"h": 269.5
},
"luminance": 0.45241
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9DB2EF
secondary
#F2ECD9
accent
#A212D4
background
#FBFCFE
surface
#F7F8FD
border
#D0D1D5
text
#121317
muted
#818285