#9EA2BB#9EA2BB
#9EA2BB is a light, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.367; OKLCH L 71.7% C 0.037 H 278.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.34:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9EA2BB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(158, 162, 187) |
| HSL | hsl(232, 18%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(232, 16%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(15.5%, 13.4%, 0%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.05, 3.75, -13.33) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.05, 13.85, 285.73°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.73% 0.0052 -0.0361) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.73% 0.037 278.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.9885, 36.6971, 52.1913) |
| Luminance | 0.3670 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Cool Gray
#9AA7B0
ΔE00 9.46
Dove Gray
#B6B8BD
ΔE00 10.36
Bluey Grey
#89A0B0
ΔE00 10.37
Lightsteelblue
#B0C4DE
ΔE00 10.86
Dark Gray
#A9A9A9
ΔE00 11.05
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 11.09
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9EA2BB #BBB79E
analogous
#9EB0BB #9EA2BB #A89EBB
triadic
#9EA2BB #BB9EA2 #A2BB9E
tetradic
#9EA2BB #BB9EB0 #BBB79E #9EBBA8
square
#9EA2BB #BB9EB0 #BBB79E #9EBBA8
split-complementary
#9EA2BB #BBA89E #B0BB9E
monochromatic
#5C6183 #7A80A2 #9EA2BB #C2C4D4 #E6E7ED
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.52
#9EA2BB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.34
#9EA2BB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #9EA2BB
8.34:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9EA2BB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9EA2BB | 1.00 | 2.52 | 8.34 | 8.34 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.52 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.34 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.34 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9CA4BC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9AA2BA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#98A6AA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A3A3A3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9ea2bb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 162, 187); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.7% 0.037 278.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#babdcf',
500: '#9ea2bb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9ea2bb; $custom-light: #babdcf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9ea2bb",
"rgb": {
"r": 158,
"g": 162,
"b": 187
},
"hsl": {
"h": 231.724,
"s": 17.576,
"l": 67.647
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71729,
"c": 0.03651,
"h": 278.3
},
"luminance": 0.36698
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9EA2BB
secondary
#DFDED6
accent
#914A9C
background
#FBFBFC
surface
#F6F6F9
border
#D0D0D2
text
#111213
muted
#808182