#9EA2BF#9EA2BF

#9EA2BF is a light, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.369; OKLCH L 71.9% C 0.042 H 279.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.37:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9EA2BF
RGB	rgb(158, 162, 191)
HSL	hsl(233, 20%, 68%)
HSV	hsv(233, 17%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(17.3%, 15.2%, 0%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(67.18, 4.64, -15.36)
CIE-LCH	lch(67.18, 16.05, 286.80°)
OKLab	oklab(71.88% 0.0067 -0.0417)
OKLCH	oklch(71.88% 0.042 279.1)
XYZ	xyz(36.4227, 36.8708, 54.4780)
Luminance	0.3687 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#9EA2BF #BFBB9E

analogous

#9EB2BF #9EA2BF #AA9EBF

triadic

#9EA2BF #BF9EA2 #A2BF9E

tetradic

#9EA2BF #BF9EB2 #BFBB9E #9EBFAA

square

#9EA2BF #BF9EB2 #BFBB9E #9EBFAA

split-complementary

#9EA2BF #BFAA9E #B2BF9E

monochromatic

#5A6089 #797FA7 #9EA2BF #C3C5D7 #E8E9F0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.51

#9EA2BF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.37

#9EA2BF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #9EA2BF

8.37:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9EA2BF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##9EA2BF	1.00	2.51	8.37	8.37
#FFFFFF	2.51	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.37	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.37	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#9BA5C0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#99A2BE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#97A7AB

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A3A3A3

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9ea2bf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 162, 191);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(71.9% 0.042 279.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bbbdd2',
    500: '#9ea2bf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9ea2bf;
$custom-light: #bbbdd2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9ea2bf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 158,
    "g": 162,
    "b": 191
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 232.727,
    "s": 20.497,
    "l": 68.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.71875,
    "c": 0.04227,
    "h": 279.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.36871
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9EA2BF

secondary

#E1E0D7

accent

#94479F

background

#FBFBFC

surface

#F6F6F9

border

#D0D0D2

text

#111214

muted

#808182

Preview Lab

Preview with #9EA2BF

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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