#9DB4EF#9DB4EF

#9DB4EF is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.460; OKLCH L 77.4% C 0.089 H 267.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9DB4EF
RGB	rgb(157, 180, 239)
HSL	hsl(223, 72%, 78%)
HSV	hsv(223, 34%, 94%)
CMYK	cmyk(34.3%, 24.7%, 0%, 6.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(73.57, 5.91, -31.95)
CIE-LCH	lch(73.57, 32.49, 280.48°)
OKLab	oklab(77.41% -0.0033 -0.0885)
OKLCH	oklch(77.41% 0.089 267.9)
XYZ	xyz(45.8013, 46.0407, 88.1181)
Luminance	0.4604 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9DB4EF #EFD89D

analogous

#9DDDEF #9DB4EF #AF9DEF

triadic

#9DB4EF #EF9DB4 #B4EF9D

tetradic

#9DB4EF #EF9DDD #EFD89D #9DEFAF

square

#9DB4EF #EF9DDD #EFD89D #9DEFAF

split-complementary

#9DB4EF #EFAF9D #DDEF9D

monochromatic

#3463DE #688CE6 #9DB4EF #D2DCF8 #E5EBFB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.06

#9DB4EF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

10.21

#9DB4EF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #9DB4EF

10.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9DB4EF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##9DB4EF	1.00	2.06	10.21	10.21
#FFFFFF	2.06	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	10.21	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	10.21	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#A1B9F2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#99B1EE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#85C0C8

Achromatopsia (no color)

#B5B5B5

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9db4ef;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(157, 180, 239);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(77.4% 0.089 267.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bccaf4',
    500: '#9db4ef',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9db4ef;
$custom-light: #bccaf4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9db4ef",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 157,
    "g": 180,
    "b": 239
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 223.171,
    "s": 71.93,
    "l": 77.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.77414,
    "c": 0.08861,
    "h": 267.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.46043
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9DB4EF

secondary

#F2EBD9

accent

#9D12D4

background

#FBFCFE

surface

#F7F8FD

border

#D0D1D5

text

#121317

muted

#818285

Preview Lab

Preview with #9DB4EF

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

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