#9DB5F2#9DB5F2
#9DB5F2 is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.466; OKLCH L 77.7% C 0.092 H 267.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.33:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9DB5F2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(157, 181, 242) |
| HSL | hsl(223, 77%, 78%) |
| HSV | hsv(223, 35%, 95%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(35.1%, 25.2%, 0%, 5.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.95, 6.13, -32.99) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.95, 33.55, 280.53°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.75% -0.0037 -0.0915) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.75% 0.092 267.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(46.4508, 46.6247, 90.5392) |
| Luminance | 0.4663 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 2.81
Carolina Blue
#8AB8FE
ΔE00 5.21
Powder Blue (survey)
#B1D1FC
ΔE00 7.27
Light Periwinkle
#C1C6FC
ΔE00 7.75
Lightsteelblue
#B0C4DE
ΔE00 7.82
Periwinkle Blue
#8F99FB
ΔE00 7.86
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9DB5F2 #F2DA9D
analogous
#9DDFF2 #9DB5F2 #AF9DF2
triadic
#9DB5F2 #F29DB5 #B5F29D
tetradic
#9DB5F2 #F29DDF #F2DA9D #9DF2AF
square
#9DB5F2 #F29DDF #F2DA9D #9DF2AF
split-complementary
#9DB5F2 #F2AF9D #DFF29D
monochromatic
#3163E4 #678CEB #9DB5F2 #D3DEF9 #E4EBFB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.03
#9DB5F2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.33
#9DB5F2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #9DB5F2
10.33:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9DB5F2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9DB5F2 | 1.00 | 2.03 | 10.33 | 10.33 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.03 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.33 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.33 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A1BAF5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#99B2F1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#84C1CA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B6B6B6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9db5f2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(157, 181, 242); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.7% 0.092 267.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bccbf6',
500: '#9db5f2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9db5f2; $custom-light: #bccbf6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9db5f2",
"rgb": {
"r": 157,
"g": 181,
"b": 242
},
"hsl": {
"h": 223.059,
"s": 76.577,
"l": 78.235
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77747,
"c": 0.0916,
"h": 267.7
},
"luminance": 0.46627
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9DB5F2
secondary
#F3EBD8
accent
#9F0DD9
background
#FBFCFF
surface
#F7F8FE
border
#D0D1D6
text
#121317
muted
#818285