#9DB5EF#9DB5EF

#9DB5EF is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.464; OKLCH L 77.6% C 0.088 H 267.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9DB5EF
RGB	rgb(157, 181, 239)
HSL	hsl(222, 72%, 78%)
HSV	hsv(222, 34%, 94%)
CMYK	cmyk(34.3%, 24.3%, 0%, 6.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(73.83, 5.36, -31.54)
CIE-LCH	lch(73.83, 31.99, 279.64°)
OKLab	oklab(77.62% -0.0046 -0.0874)
OKLCH	oklch(77.62% 0.088 267)
XYZ	xyz(46.0039, 46.4459, 88.1856)
Luminance	0.4645 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9DB5EF #EFD79D

analogous

#9DDEEF #9DB5EF #AE9DEF

triadic

#9DB5EF #EF9DB5 #B5EF9D

tetradic

#9DB5EF #EF9DDE #EFD79D #9DEFAE

square

#9DB5EF #EF9DDE #EFD79D #9DEFAE

split-complementary

#9DB5EF #EFAE9D #DEEF9D

monochromatic

#3466DE #688DE6 #9DB5EF #D2DDF8 #E5EBFB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.04

#9DB5EF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

10.29

#9DB5EF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #9DB5EF

10.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9DB5EF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##9DB5EF	1.00	2.04	10.29	10.29
#FFFFFF	2.04	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	10.29	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	10.29	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#A2B9F2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#9AB2EE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#85C1C9

Achromatopsia (no color)

#B5B5B5

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9db5ef;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(157, 181, 239);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(77.6% 0.088 267.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bccbf4',
    500: '#9db5ef',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9db5ef;
$custom-light: #bccbf4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9db5ef",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 157,
    "g": 181,
    "b": 239
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 222.439,
    "s": 71.93,
    "l": 77.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.77619,
    "c": 0.08752,
    "h": 267
  },
  "luminance": 0.46448
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9DB5EF

secondary

#F2EBD9

accent

#9B12D4

background

#FBFCFE

surface

#F7F8FD

border

#D0D1D5

text

#121317

muted

#818285

Preview Lab

Preview with #9DB5EF

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

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