#9DB4DB#9DB4DB
#9DB4DB is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.449; OKLCH L 76.6% C 0.062 H 260.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9DB4DB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(157, 180, 219) |
| HSL | hsl(218, 46%, 74%) |
| HSV | hsv(218, 28%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(28.3%, 17.8%, 0%, 14.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.84, 0.92, -22.20) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.84, 22.22, 272.38°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.6% -0.0097 -0.0609) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.6% 0.062 260.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(43.0085, 44.9236, 73.4092) |
| Luminance | 0.4492 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 5.16
Lightsteelblue
#B0C4DE
ΔE00 5.62
Cloudy Blue
#ACC2D9
ΔE00 6.25
Carolina Blue
#8AB8FE
ΔE00 6.72
Light Grey Blue
#9DBCD4
ΔE00 6.76
Light Blue Grey
#B7C9E2
ΔE00 6.83
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9DB4DB #DBC49D
analogous
#9DD3DB #9DB4DB #A59DDB
triadic
#9DB4DB #DB9DB4 #B4DB9D
tetradic
#9DB4DB #DB9DD3 #DBC49D #9DDBA5
square
#9DB4DB #DB9DD3 #DBC49D #9DDBA5
split-complementary
#9DB4DB #DBA59D #D3DB9D
monochromatic
#4470B9 #7092CB #9DB4DB #CAD6EB #E9EEF7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.10
#9DB4DB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.99
#9DB4DB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #9DB4DB
9.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9DB4DB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9DB4DB | 1.00 | 2.10 | 9.99 | 9.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.10 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A7B6DD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A1B0DA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#8CBCC1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B3B3B3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9db4db; /* rgb */ color: rgb(157, 180, 219); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.6% 0.062 260.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bbcae6',
500: '#9db4db',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9db4db; $custom-light: #bbcae6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9db4db",
"rgb": {
"r": 157,
"g": 180,
"b": 219
},
"hsl": {
"h": 217.742,
"s": 46.269,
"l": 73.725
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76602,
"c": 0.06171,
"h": 260.9
},
"luminance": 0.44925
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9DB4DB
secondary
#EEE8DD
accent
#852CB9
background
#FBFCFE
surface
#F6F8FC
border
#D0D1D5
text
#121316
muted
#818284