#9DB8DF#9DB8DF

#9DB8DF is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.468; OKLCH L 77.6% C 0.063 H 257.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9DB8DF
RGB	rgb(157, 184, 223)
HSL	hsl(215, 51%, 75%)
HSV	hsv(215, 30%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(29.6%, 17.5%, 0%, 12.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(74.05, -0.28, -22.54)
CIE-LCH	lch(74.05, 22.54, 269.28°)
OKLab	oklab(77.59% -0.0137 -0.0619)
OKLCH	oklch(77.59% 0.063 257.5)
XYZ	xyz(44.3605, 46.7751, 76.4889)
Luminance	0.4678 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9DB8DF #DFC49D

analogous

#9DD9DF #9DB8DF #A39DDF

triadic

#9DB8DF #DF9DB8 #B8DF9D

tetradic

#9DB8DF #DF9DD9 #DFC49D #9DDFA3

square

#9DB8DF #DF9DD9 #DFC49D #9DDFA3

split-complementary

#9DB8DF #DFA39D #D9DF9D

monochromatic

#4175C1 #6F97D0 #9DB8DF #CBD9EE #E8EEF7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.03

#9DB8DF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

10.36

#9DB8DF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #9DB8DF

10.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9DB8DF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##9DB8DF	1.00	2.03	10.36	10.36
#FFFFFF	2.03	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	10.36	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	10.36	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#ABBAE1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#A3B3DE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8AC0C5

Achromatopsia (no color)

#B6B6B6

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9db8df;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(157, 184, 223);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(77.6% 0.063 257.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bbcde9',
    500: '#9db8df',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9db8df;
$custom-light: #bbcde9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9db8df",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 157,
    "g": 184,
    "b": 223
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 215.455,
    "s": 50.769,
    "l": 74.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.77592,
    "c": 0.06342,
    "h": 257.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.46777
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9DB8DF

secondary

#EFE7DC

accent

#8027BE

background

#FBFCFE

surface

#F6F8FC

border

#D0D1D5

text

#121316

muted

#818284

Preview Lab

Preview with #9DB8DF

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

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