#9DB4FF#9DB4FF
#9DB4FF is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.470; OKLCH L 78.1% C 0.111 H 270.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9DB4FF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(157, 180, 255) |
| HSL | hsl(226, 100%, 81%) |
| HSV | hsv(226, 38%, 100%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(38.4%, 29.4%, 0%, 0%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.21, 10.09, -39.60) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.21, 40.87, 284.30°) |
| OKLab | oklab(78.12% 0.0012 -0.1105) |
| OKLCH | oklch(78.12% 0.111 270.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(48.2704, 47.0284, 101.1223) |
| Luminance | 0.4703 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 2.92
Carolina Blue
#8AB8FE
ΔE00 5.15
Periwinkle Blue
#8F99FB
ΔE00 7.29
Powder Blue (survey)
#B1D1FC
ΔE00 7.56
Baby Blue (survey)
#A2CFFE
ΔE00 8.22
Light Periwinkle
#C1C6FC
ΔE00 8.42
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9DB4FF #FFE89D
analogous
#9DE5FF #9DB4FF #B79DFF
triadic
#9DB4FF #FF9DB4 #B4FF9D
tetradic
#9DB4FF #FF9DE5 #FFE89D #9DFFB7
square
#9DB4FF #FF9DE5 #FFE89D #9DFFB7
split-complementary
#9DB4FF #FFB79D #E5FF9D
monochromatic
#2356FF #6085FF #9DB4FF #DAE3FF #E0E8FF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.02
#9DB4FF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.41
#9DB4FF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #9DB4FF
10.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9DB4FF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9DB4FF | 1.00 | 2.02 | 10.41 | 10.41 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.02 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.41 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.41 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9BBBFF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#92B3FD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#7EC3CF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B6B6B6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9db4ff; /* rgb */ color: rgb(157, 180, 255); /* oklch */ color: oklch(78.1% 0.111 270.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bdcaff',
500: '#9db4ff',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9db4ff; $custom-light: #bdcaff; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9db4ff",
"rgb": {
"r": 157,
"g": 180,
"b": 255
},
"hsl": {
"h": 225.918,
"s": 100,
"l": 80.784
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.78119,
"c": 0.1105,
"h": 270.6
},
"luminance": 0.47031
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9DB4FF
secondary
#F7EFD4
accent
#B000E6
background
#FBFCFF
surface
#F7F8FF
border
#D0D1D7
text
#121318
muted
#818286