#9DB4E6#9DB4E6
#9DB4E6 is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.455; OKLCH L 77.0% C 0.076 H 265.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9DB4E6 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(157, 180, 230) |
| HSL | hsl(221, 59%, 76%) |
| HSV | hsv(221, 32%, 90%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(31.7%, 21.7%, 0%, 9.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.23, 3.63, -27.58) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.23, 27.82, 277.50°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.04% -0.0061 -0.0761) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.04% 0.076 265.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(44.5047, 45.5221, 81.2893) |
| Luminance | 0.4552 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 3.88
Carolina Blue
#8AB8FE
ΔE00 6.00
Lightsteelblue
#B0C4DE
ΔE00 7.09
Powder Blue (survey)
#B1D1FC
ΔE00 7.54
Light Periwinkle
#C1C6FC
ΔE00 7.61
Cloudy Blue
#ACC2D9
ΔE00 7.89
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9DB4E6 #E6CF9D
analogous
#9DD8E6 #9DB4E6 #AA9DE6
triadic
#9DB4E6 #E69DB4 #B4E69D
tetradic
#9DB4E6 #E69DD8 #E6CF9D #9DE6AA
square
#9DB4E6 #E69DD8 #E6CF9D #9DE6AA
split-complementary
#9DB4E6 #E6AA9D #D8E69D
monochromatic
#3B69CD #6C8FDA #9DB4E6 #CED9F2 #E7ECF9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.08
#9DB4E6 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.10
#9DB4E6 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #9DB4E6
10.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9DB4E6 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9DB4E6 | 1.00 | 2.08 | 10.10 | 10.10 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.08 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.10 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.10 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A4B7E8
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9DB1E5
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#88BEC5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B4B4B4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9db4e6; /* rgb */ color: rgb(157, 180, 230); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.0% 0.076 265.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bbcaee',
500: '#9db4e6',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9db4e6; $custom-light: #bbcaee; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9db4e6",
"rgb": {
"r": 157,
"g": 180,
"b": 230
},
"hsl": {
"h": 221.096,
"s": 59.35,
"l": 75.882
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77039,
"c": 0.07638,
"h": 265.4
},
"luminance": 0.45524
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9DB4E6
secondary
#F0E9DB
accent
#921FC7
background
#FBFCFE
surface
#F6F8FD
border
#D0D1D5
text
#121316
muted
#818284