#9DB4DA#9DB4DA

#9DB4DA is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.449; OKLCH L 76.6% C 0.060 H 260.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9DB4DA
RGB	rgb(157, 180, 218)
HSL	hsl(217, 45%, 74%)
HSV	hsv(217, 28%, 85%)
CMYK	cmyk(28%, 17.4%, 0%, 14.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(72.81, 0.68, -21.70)
CIE-LCH	lch(72.81, 21.71, 271.80°)
OKLab	oklab(76.56% -0.0101 -0.0595)
OKLCH	oklch(76.56% 0.06 260.4)
XYZ	xyz(42.8772, 44.8711, 72.7179)
Luminance	0.4487 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9DB4DA #DAC39D

analogous

#9DD2DA #9DB4DA #A49DDA

triadic

#9DB4DA #DA9DB4 #B4DA9D

tetradic

#9DB4DA #DA9DD2 #DAC39D #9DDAA4

square

#9DB4DA #DA9DD2 #DAC39D #9DDAA4

split-complementary

#9DB4DA #DAA49D #D2DA9D

monochromatic

#4570B7 #7192C9 #9DB4DA #C9D6EB #E9EEF7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.11

#9DB4DA on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

9.97

#9DB4DA on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #9DB4DA

9.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9DB4DA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##9DB4DA	1.00	2.11	9.97	9.97
#FFFFFF	2.11	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	9.97	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	9.97	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#A7B6DC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#A1B0D9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8CBCC1

Achromatopsia (no color)

#B3B3B3

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9db4da;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(157, 180, 218);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(76.6% 0.060 260.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bbcae5',
    500: '#9db4da',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9db4da;
$custom-light: #bbcae5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9db4da",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 157,
    "g": 180,
    "b": 218
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 217.377,
    "s": 45.185,
    "l": 73.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.76563,
    "c": 0.06039,
    "h": 260.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.44873
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9DB4DA

secondary

#EEE7DD

accent

#842DB8

background

#FBFCFE

surface

#F6F8FC

border

#D0D1D5

text

#121315

muted

#818284

Preview Lab

Preview with #9DB4DA

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

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