#9EA3CD#9EA3CD

#9EA3CD is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.379; OKLCH L 72.6% C 0.061 H 279.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.57:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9EA3CD
RGB	rgb(158, 163, 205)
HSL	hsl(234, 32%, 71%)
HSV	hsv(234, 23%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(22.9%, 20.5%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(67.93, 7.29, -22.00)
CIE-LCH	lch(67.93, 23.17, 288.33°)
OKLab	oklab(72.61% 0.01 -0.0603)
OKLCH	oklch(72.61% 0.061 279.4)
XYZ	xyz(38.2144, 37.8705, 63.0421)
Luminance	0.3787 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9EA3CD #CDC89E

analogous

#9EBACD #9EA3CD #B09ECD

triadic

#9EA3CD #CD9EA3 #A3CD9E

tetradic

#9EA3CD #CD9EBA #CDC89E #9ECDB0

square

#9EA3CD #CD9EBA #CDC89E #9ECDB0

split-complementary

#9EA3CD #CDB09E #BACD9E

monochromatic

#525A9F #767DB8 #9EA3CD #C6C9E2 #EBECF5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.45

#9EA3CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.57

#9EA3CD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #9EA3CD

8.57:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9EA3CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##9EA3CD	1.00	2.45	8.57	8.57
#FFFFFF	2.45	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.57	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.57	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#98A7CF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#95A4CC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#93AAB1

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A5A5A5

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9ea3cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 163, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(72.6% 0.061 279.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bbbedc',
    500: '#9ea3cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9ea3cd;
$custom-light: #bbbedc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9ea3cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 158,
    "g": 163,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 233.617,
    "s": 31.973,
    "l": 71.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.72615,
    "c": 0.06111,
    "h": 279.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.37871
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9EA3CD

secondary

#EAE8DD

accent

#9F3BAB

background

#FBFBFD

surface

#F6F6FB

border

#D0D0D4

text

#121215

muted

#818183

Preview Lab

Preview with #9EA3CD

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

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