#9DB3DB#9DB3DB
#9DB3DB is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.445; OKLCH L 76.4% C 0.063 H 262.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9DB3DB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(157, 179, 219) |
| HSL | hsl(219, 46%, 74%) |
| HSV | hsv(219, 28%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(28.3%, 18.3%, 0%, 14.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.58, 1.47, -22.60) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.58, 22.65, 273.72°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.39% -0.0084 -0.0621) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.39% 0.063 262.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.8073, 44.5213, 73.3421) |
| Luminance | 0.4452 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 5.29
Lightsteelblue
#B0C4DE
ΔE00 6.00
Cloudy Blue
#ACC2D9
ΔE00 6.68
Carolina Blue
#8AB8FE
ΔE00 6.96
Light Blue Grey
#B7C9E2
ΔE00 7.17
Light Grey Blue
#9DBCD4
ΔE00 7.23
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9DB3DB #DBC59D
analogous
#9DD2DB #9DB3DB #A69DDB
triadic
#9DB3DB #DB9DB3 #B3DB9D
tetradic
#9DB3DB #DB9DD2 #DBC59D #9DDBA6
square
#9DB3DB #DB9DD2 #DBC59D #9DDBA6
split-complementary
#9DB3DB #DBA69D #D2DB9D
monochromatic
#446EB9 #7090CB #9DB3DB #CAD6EB #E9EEF7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.12
#9DB3DB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.90
#9DB3DB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #9DB3DB
9.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9DB3DB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9DB3DB | 1.00 | 2.12 | 9.90 | 9.90 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.12 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.90 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.90 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A6B5DD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A0AFDA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#8CBBC0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B2B2B2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9db3db; /* rgb */ color: rgb(157, 179, 219); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.4% 0.063 262.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bbc9e6',
500: '#9db3db',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9db3db; $custom-light: #bbc9e6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9db3db",
"rgb": {
"r": 157,
"g": 179,
"b": 219
},
"hsl": {
"h": 218.71,
"s": 46.269,
"l": 73.725
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76394,
"c": 0.06263,
"h": 262.3
},
"luminance": 0.44523
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9DB3DB
secondary
#EEE8DD
accent
#872CB9
background
#FBFCFE
surface
#F6F8FC
border
#D0D1D5
text
#121316
muted
#818284