#9DB5EB#9DB5EB

#9DB5EB is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.462; OKLCH L 77.5% C 0.082 H 265.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9DB5EB
RGB	rgb(157, 181, 235)
HSL	hsl(222, 66%, 77%)
HSV	hsv(222, 33%, 92%)
CMYK	cmyk(33.2%, 23%, 0%, 7.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(73.68, 4.34, -29.61)
CIE-LCH	lch(73.68, 29.92, 278.34°)
OKLab	oklab(77.45% -0.0058 -0.0819)
OKLCH	oklch(77.45% 0.082 265.9)
XYZ	xyz(45.4195, 46.2122, 85.1079)
Luminance	0.4621 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9DB5EB #EBD39D

analogous

#9DDCEB #9DB5EB #AC9DEB

triadic

#9DB5EB #EB9DB5 #B5EB9D

tetradic

#9DB5EB #EB9DDC #EBD39D #9DEBAC

square

#9DB5EB #EB9DDC #EBD39D #9DEBAC

split-complementary

#9DB5EB #EBAC9D #DCEB9D

monochromatic

#3768D6 #6A8FE1 #9DB5EB #D0DBF5 #E6ECFA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.05

#9DB5EB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

10.24

#9DB5EB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #9DB5EB

10.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9DB5EB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##9DB5EB	1.00	2.05	10.24	10.24
#FFFFFF	2.05	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	10.24	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	10.24	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#A3B9ED

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#9CB2EA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#86C0C7

Achromatopsia (no color)

#B5B5B5

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9db5eb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(157, 181, 235);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(77.5% 0.082 265.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bccbf1',
    500: '#9db5eb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9db5eb;
$custom-light: #bccbf1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9db5eb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 157,
    "g": 181,
    "b": 235
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 221.538,
    "s": 66.102,
    "l": 76.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.77451,
    "c": 0.0821,
    "h": 265.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.46214
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9DB5EB

secondary

#F1EADA

accent

#9618CE

background

#FBFCFE

surface

#F6F8FD

border

#D0D1D5

text

#121316

muted

#818284

Preview Lab

Preview with #9DB5EB

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

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