#9DBDFD#9DBDFD
#9DBDFD is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.507; OKLCH L 79.9% C 0.098 H 263.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9DBDFD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(157, 189, 253) |
| HSL | hsl(220, 96%, 80%) |
| HSV | hsv(220, 38%, 99%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(37.9%, 25.3%, 0%, 0.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(76.47, 4.59, -35.02) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(76.47, 35.32, 277.47°) |
| OKLab | oklab(79.85% -0.0106 -0.0973) |
| OKLCH | oklch(79.85% 0.098 263.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(49.8264, 50.6527, 100.0610) |
| Luminance | 0.5065 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 0.97
Carolina Blue
#8AB8FE
ΔE00 3.54
Powder Blue (survey)
#B1D1FC
ΔE00 5.41
Baby Blue (survey)
#A2CFFE
ΔE00 5.62
Lightsteelblue
#B0C4DE
ΔE00 7.63
Sky Blue (survey)
#75BBFD
ΔE00 7.75
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9DBDFD #FDDD9D
analogous
#9DEDFD #9DBDFD #AD9DFD
triadic
#9DBDFD #FD9DBD #BDFD9D
tetradic
#9DBDFD #FD9DED #FDDD9D #9DFDAD
square
#9DBDFD #FD9DED #FDDD9D #9DFDAD
split-complementary
#9DBDFD #FDAD9D #EDFD9D
monochromatic
#256CFB #6195FC #9DBDFD #D9E5FE #E1EBFE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.89
#9DBDFD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.13
#9DBDFD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #9DBDFD
11.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9DBDFD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9DBDFD | 1.00 | 1.89 | 11.13 | 11.13 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.89 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.13 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.13 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A7C1FF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9DB9FC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#7ECAD3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BDBDBD
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9dbdfd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(157, 189, 253); /* oklch */ color: oklch(79.9% 0.098 263.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bdd0fe',
500: '#9dbdfd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9dbdfd; $custom-light: #bdd0fe; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9dbdfd",
"rgb": {
"r": 157,
"g": 189,
"b": 253
},
"hsl": {
"h": 220,
"s": 96,
"l": 80.392
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.79852,
"c": 0.09792,
"h": 263.8
},
"luminance": 0.50655
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9DBDFD
secondary
#E0B55F
accent
#9900E6
background
#FDFEFF
surface
#F9FBFF
border
#D2D4D7
text
#121418
muted
#828386