#9DB3DF#9DB3DF

#9DB3DF is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.447; OKLCH L 76.6% C 0.068 H 264.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9DB3DF
RGB	rgb(157, 179, 223)
HSL	hsl(220, 51%, 75%)
HSV	hsv(220, 30%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(29.6%, 19.7%, 0%, 12.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(72.72, 2.45, -24.57)
CIE-LCH	lch(72.72, 24.69, 275.69°)
OKLab	oklab(76.55% -0.007 -0.0676)
OKLCH	oklch(76.55% 0.068 264)
XYZ	xyz(43.3402, 44.7345, 76.1488)
Luminance	0.4474 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9DB3DF #DFC99D

analogous

#9DD4DF #9DB3DF #A89DDF

triadic

#9DB3DF #DF9DB3 #B3DF9D

tetradic

#9DB3DF #DF9DD4 #DFC99D #9DDFA8

square

#9DB3DF #DF9DD4 #DFC99D #9DDFA8

split-complementary

#9DB3DF #DFA89D #D4DF9D

monochromatic

#416BC1 #6F8FD0 #9DB3DF #CBD7EE #E8EDF7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.11

#9DB3DF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

9.95

#9DB3DF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #9DB3DF

9.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9DB3DF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##9DB3DF	1.00	2.11	9.95	9.95
#FFFFFF	2.11	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	9.95	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	9.95	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#A5B6E1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#9EB0DE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8BBCC2

Achromatopsia (no color)

#B2B2B2

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9db3df;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(157, 179, 223);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(76.6% 0.068 264.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bbc9e9',
    500: '#9db3df',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9db3df;
$custom-light: #bbc9e9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9db3df",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 157,
    "g": 179,
    "b": 223
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 220,
    "s": 50.769,
    "l": 74.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.76551,
    "c": 0.06798,
    "h": 264
  },
  "luminance": 0.44736
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9DB3DF

secondary

#EFE9DC

accent

#8C27BE

background

#FBFCFE

surface

#F6F8FC

border

#D0D1D5

text

#121316

muted

#818284

Preview Lab

Preview with #9DB3DF

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

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