#9EA4CD#9EA4CD

#9EA4CD is a light, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.382; OKLCH L 72.8% C 0.060 H 278.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9EA4CD
RGB	rgb(158, 164, 205)
HSL	hsl(232, 32%, 71%)
HSV	hsv(232, 23%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(22.9%, 20%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(68.19, 6.73, -21.60)
CIE-LCH	lch(68.19, 22.62, 287.31°)
OKLab	oklab(72.82% 0.0086 -0.0592)
OKLCH	oklch(72.82% 0.06 278.3)
XYZ	xyz(38.3927, 38.2270, 63.1016)
Luminance	0.3823 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9EA4CD #CDC79E

analogous

#9EBBCD #9EA4CD #AF9ECD

triadic

#9EA4CD #CD9EA4 #A4CD9E

tetradic

#9EA4CD #CD9EBB #CDC79E #9ECDAF

square

#9EA4CD #CD9EBB #CDC79E #9ECDAF

split-complementary

#9EA4CD #CDAF9E #BBCD9E

monochromatic

#525C9F #767EB8 #9EA4CD #C6CAE2 #EBECF5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.43

#9EA4CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.65

#9EA4CD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #9EA4CD

8.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9EA4CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##9EA4CD	1.00	2.43	8.65	8.65
#FFFFFF	2.43	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.65	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.65	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#99A8CF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#96A5CC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#93ABB2

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A6A6A6

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9ea4cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 164, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(72.8% 0.060 278.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bbbedc',
    500: '#9ea4cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9ea4cd;
$custom-light: #bbbedc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9ea4cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 158,
    "g": 164,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 232.34,
    "s": 31.973,
    "l": 71.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.7282,
    "c": 0.05978,
    "h": 278.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.38228
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9EA4CD

secondary

#EAE8DD

accent

#9C3BAB

background

#FBFBFD

surface

#F6F6FB

border

#D0D0D4

text

#121215

muted

#818183

Preview Lab

Preview with #9EA4CD

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

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