#9DC5EB#9DC5EB
#9DC5EB is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.531; OKLCH L 80.8% C 0.069 H 247.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9DC5EB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(157, 197, 235) |
| HSL | hsl(209, 66%, 77%) |
| HSV | hsv(209, 33%, 92%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(33.2%, 16.2%, 0%, 7.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(77.93, -4.34, -23.11) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(77.93, 23.51, 259.37°) |
| OKLab | oklab(80.78% -0.0265 -0.0636) |
| OKLCH | oklch(80.78% 0.069 247.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(48.8617, 53.0965, 86.2552) |
| Luminance | 0.5310 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Baby Blue (survey)
#A2CFFE
ΔE00 3.07
Light Blue
#95D0FC
ΔE00 4.21
Powder Blue (survey)
#B1D1FC
ΔE00 4.45
Light Grey Blue
#9DBCD4
ΔE00 4.55
Cloudy Blue
#ACC2D9
ΔE00 5.10
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 5.34
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9DC5EB #EBC39D
analogous
#9DEBEA #9DC5EB #9D9EEB
triadic
#9DC5EB #EB9DC5 #C5EB9D
tetradic
#9DC5EB #EA9DEB #EBC39D #9EEB9D
square
#9DC5EB #EA9DEB #EBC39D #9EEB9D
split-complementary
#9DC5EB #EB9D9E #EBEA9D
monochromatic
#3789D6 #6AA7E1 #9DC5EB #D0E3F5 #E6F0FA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.81
#9DC5EB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.62
#9DC5EB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #9DC5EB
11.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9DC5EB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9DC5EB | 1.00 | 1.81 | 11.62 | 11.62 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.81 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B6C5ED
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#ACBDEA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#84CED1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C1C1C1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9dc5eb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(157, 197, 235); /* oklch */ color: oklch(80.8% 0.069 247.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bcd6f1',
500: '#9dc5eb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9dc5eb; $custom-light: #bcd6f1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9dc5eb",
"rgb": {
"r": 157,
"g": 197,
"b": 235
},
"hsl": {
"h": 209.231,
"s": 66.102,
"l": 76.863
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.80784,
"c": 0.06886,
"h": 247.4
},
"luminance": 0.53099
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9DC5EB
secondary
#C79566
accent
#7018CE
background
#FDFEFF
surface
#F8FBFE
border
#D1D4D6
text
#121416
muted
#828385