#9DB3FF#9DB3FF
#9DB3FF is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.466; OKLCH L 77.9% C 0.112 H 271.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.33:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9DB3FF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(157, 179, 255) |
| HSL | hsl(227, 100%, 81%) |
| HSV | hsv(227, 38%, 100%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(38.4%, 29.8%, 0%, 0%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.95, 10.65, -40.00) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.95, 41.39, 284.91°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.92% 0.0025 -0.1116) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.92% 0.112 271.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(48.0693, 46.6261, 101.0553) |
| Luminance | 0.4663 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 3.21
Carolina Blue
#8AB8FE
ΔE00 5.38
Periwinkle Blue
#8F99FB
ΔE00 7.01
Powder Blue (survey)
#B1D1FC
ΔE00 7.80
Light Periwinkle
#C1C6FC
ΔE00 8.47
Baby Blue (survey)
#A2CFFE
ΔE00 8.49
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9DB3FF #FFE99D
analogous
#9DE4FF #9DB3FF #B89DFF
triadic
#9DB3FF #FF9DB3 #B3FF9D
tetradic
#9DB3FF #FF9DE4 #FFE99D #9DFFB8
square
#9DB3FF #FF9DE4 #FFE99D #9DFFB8
split-complementary
#9DB3FF #FFB89D #E4FF9D
monochromatic
#2354FF #6084FF #9DB3FF #DAE2FF #E0E7FF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.03
#9DB3FF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.33
#9DB3FF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #9DB3FF
10.33:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9DB3FF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9DB3FF | 1.00 | 2.03 | 10.33 | 10.33 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.03 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.33 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.33 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9ABAFF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#91B2FD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#7EC2CE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B6B6B6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9db3ff; /* rgb */ color: rgb(157, 179, 255); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.9% 0.112 271.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bdc9ff',
500: '#9db3ff',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9db3ff; $custom-light: #bdc9ff; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9db3ff",
"rgb": {
"r": 157,
"g": 179,
"b": 255
},
"hsl": {
"h": 226.531,
"s": 100,
"l": 80.784
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77919,
"c": 0.11168,
"h": 271.3
},
"luminance": 0.46628
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9DB3FF
secondary
#F7EFD4
accent
#B200E6
background
#FBFCFF
surface
#F7F8FF
border
#D0D1D7
text
#121318
muted
#818286