#9DBEEA#9DBEEA
#9DBEEA is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.499; OKLCH L 79.3% C 0.072 H 255.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9DBEEA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(157, 190, 234) |
| HSL | hsl(214, 65%, 77%) |
| HSV | hsv(214, 33%, 92%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(32.9%, 18.8%, 0%, 8.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(76.03, -0.82, -25.47) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(76.03, 25.48, 268.15°) |
| OKLab | oklab(79.28% -0.0178 -0.0702) |
| OKLCH | oklch(79.28% 0.072 255.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(47.1649, 49.9335, 84.9789) |
| Luminance | 0.4994 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 3.04
Carolina Blue
#8AB8FE
ΔE00 4.20
Powder Blue (survey)
#B1D1FC
ΔE00 4.80
Baby Blue (survey)
#A2CFFE
ΔE00 4.84
Lightsteelblue
#B0C4DE
ΔE00 5.34
Cloudy Blue
#ACC2D9
ΔE00 5.80
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9DBEEA #EAC99D
analogous
#9DE5EA #9DBEEA #A39DEA
triadic
#9DBEEA #EA9DBE #BEEA9D
tetradic
#9DBEEA #EA9DE5 #EAC99D #9DEAA3
square
#9DBEEA #EA9DE5 #EAC99D #9DEAA3
split-complementary
#9DBEEA #EAA39D #E5EA9D
monochromatic
#387BD4 #6B9DDF #9DBEEA #CFDFF5 #E6EEFA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.91
#9DBEEA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.99
#9DBEEA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #9DBEEA
10.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9DBEEA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9DBEEA | 1.00 | 1.91 | 10.99 | 10.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.91 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AEC0EC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A6B8E9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#86C7CD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BBBBBB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9dbeea; /* rgb */ color: rgb(157, 190, 234); /* oklch */ color: oklch(79.3% 0.072 255.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bcd1f0',
500: '#9dbeea',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9dbeea; $custom-light: #bcd1f0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9dbeea",
"rgb": {
"r": 157,
"g": 190,
"b": 234
},
"hsl": {
"h": 214.286,
"s": 64.706,
"l": 76.667
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.79276,
"c": 0.07242,
"h": 255.7
},
"luminance": 0.49936
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9DBEEA
secondary
#F1E7DA
accent
#8019CD
background
#FBFCFE
surface
#F6F9FD
border
#D0D2D5
text
#121416
muted
#818284