#9DB3EB#9DB3EB

#9DB3EB is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.454; OKLCH L 77.0% C 0.084 H 267.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9DB3EB
RGB	rgb(157, 179, 235)
HSL	hsl(223, 66%, 77%)
HSV	hsv(223, 33%, 92%)
CMYK	cmyk(33.2%, 23.8%, 0%, 7.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(73.16, 5.44, -30.42)
CIE-LCH	lch(73.16, 30.90, 280.15°)
OKLab	oklab(77.04% -0.0032 -0.0842)
OKLCH	oklch(77.04% 0.084 267.8)
XYZ	xyz(45.0158, 45.4047, 84.9733)
Luminance	0.4541 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9DB3EB #EBD59D

analogous

#9DDAEB #9DB3EB #AE9DEB

triadic

#9DB3EB #EB9DB3 #B3EB9D

tetradic

#9DB3EB #EB9DDA #EBD59D #9DEBAE

square

#9DB3EB #EB9DDA #EBD59D #9DEBAE

split-complementary

#9DB3EB #EBAE9D #DAEB9D

monochromatic

#3764D6 #6A8CE1 #9DB3EB #D0DAF5 #E6EBFA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.08

#9DB3EB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

10.08

#9DB3EB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #9DB3EB

10.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9DB3EB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##9DB3EB	1.00	2.08	10.08	10.08
#FFFFFF	2.08	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	10.08	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	10.08	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#A1B7EE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#9AB1EA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#86BEC6

Achromatopsia (no color)

#B4B4B4

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9db3eb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(157, 179, 235);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(77.0% 0.084 267.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bcc9f1',
    500: '#9db3eb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9db3eb;
$custom-light: #bcc9f1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9db3eb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 157,
    "g": 179,
    "b": 235
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 223.077,
    "s": 66.102,
    "l": 76.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.77041,
    "c": 0.08425,
    "h": 267.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.45406
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9DB3EB

secondary

#F1EBDA

accent

#9B18CE

background

#FBFCFE

surface

#F6F8FD

border

#D0D1D5

text

#121316

muted

#818284

Preview Lab

Preview with #9DB3EB

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

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