#9DBDEF#9DBDEF

#9DBDEF is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.498; OKLCH L 79.3% C 0.080 H 259.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9DBDEF
RGB	rgb(157, 189, 239)
HSL	hsl(217, 72%, 78%)
HSV	hsv(217, 34%, 94%)
CMYK	cmyk(34.3%, 20.9%, 0%, 6.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(75.94, 0.98, -28.30)
CIE-LCH	lch(75.94, 28.32, 271.98°)
OKLab	oklab(79.27% -0.0149 -0.0782)
OKLCH	oklch(79.27% 0.08 259.2)
XYZ	xyz(47.6775, 49.7932, 88.7435)
Luminance	0.4980 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9DBDEF #EFCF9D

analogous

#9DE6EF #9DBDEF #A69DEF

triadic

#9DBDEF #EF9DBD #BDEF9D

tetradic

#9DBDEF #EF9DE6 #EFCF9D #9DEFA6

square

#9DBDEF #EF9DE6 #EFCF9D #9DEFA6

split-complementary

#9DBDEF #EFA69D #E6EF9D

monochromatic

#3476DE #689AE6 #9DBDEF #D2E0F8 #E5EDFB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

1.92

#9DBDEF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

10.96

#9DBDEF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #9DBDEF

10.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9DBDEF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##9DBDEF	1.00	1.92	10.96	10.96
#FFFFFF	1.92	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	10.96	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	10.96	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#ACC0F1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#A3B8EE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#84C8CE

Achromatopsia (no color)

#BBBBBB

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9dbdef;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(157, 189, 239);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(79.3% 0.080 259.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bcd0f4',
    500: '#9dbdef',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9dbdef;
$custom-light: #bcd0f4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9dbdef",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 157,
    "g": 189,
    "b": 239
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 216.585,
    "s": 71.93,
    "l": 77.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.79267,
    "c": 0.07961,
    "h": 259.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.49795
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9DBDEF

secondary

#F2E8D9

accent

#8812D4

background

#FBFCFE

surface

#F7F9FD

border

#D0D2D5

text

#121417

muted

#818285

Preview Lab

Preview with #9DBDEF

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

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