#9DC6EB#9DC6EB
#9DC6EB is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.536; OKLCH L 81.0% C 0.068 H 246.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9DC6EB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(157, 198, 235) |
| HSL | hsl(208, 66%, 77%) |
| HSV | hsv(208, 33%, 92%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(33.2%, 15.7%, 0%, 7.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(78.20, -4.87, -22.70) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(78.20, 23.21, 257.89°) |
| OKLab | oklab(80.99% -0.0278 -0.0624) |
| OKLCH | oklch(80.99% 0.068 246) |
| XYZ | xyz(49.0895, 53.5521, 86.3312) |
| Luminance | 0.5355 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Baby Blue (survey)
#A2CFFE
ΔE00 3.07
Light Blue
#95D0FC
ΔE00 3.86
Light Grey Blue
#9DBCD4
ΔE00 4.44
Powder Blue (survey)
#B1D1FC
ΔE00 4.62
Cloudy Blue
#ACC2D9
ΔE00 5.12
Sky
#82CAFC
ΔE00 5.14
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9DC6EB #EBC29D
analogous
#9DEBE9 #9DC6EB #9D9FEB
triadic
#9DC6EB #EB9DC6 #C6EB9D
tetradic
#9DC6EB #E99DEB #EBC29D #9FEB9D
square
#9DC6EB #E99DEB #EBC29D #9FEB9D
split-complementary
#9DC6EB #EB9D9F #EBE99D
monochromatic
#378BD6 #6AA8E1 #9DC6EB #D0E4F5 #E6F0FA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.79
#9DC6EB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.71
#9DC6EB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #9DC6EB
11.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9DC6EB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9DC6EB | 1.00 | 1.79 | 11.71 | 11.71 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.79 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.71 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.71 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B7C6ED
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#ADBEEA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#84CFD2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C1C1C1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9dc6eb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(157, 198, 235); /* oklch */ color: oklch(81.0% 0.068 246.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bcd7f1',
500: '#9dc6eb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9dc6eb; $custom-light: #bcd7f1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9dc6eb",
"rgb": {
"r": 157,
"g": 198,
"b": 235
},
"hsl": {
"h": 208.462,
"s": 66.102,
"l": 76.863
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.80995,
"c": 0.06832,
"h": 246
},
"luminance": 0.53554
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9DC6EB
secondary
#C79466
accent
#6E18CE
background
#FDFEFF
surface
#F8FBFE
border
#D1D4D6
text
#121416
muted
#828385