#9EA5CC#9EA5CC
#9EA5CC is a light, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.385; OKLCH L 73.0% C 0.057 H 276.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9EA5CC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(158, 165, 204) |
| HSL | hsl(231, 31%, 71%) |
| HSV | hsv(231, 23%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(22.5%, 19.1%, 0%, 20%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.42, 5.94, -20.70) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.42, 21.53, 286.01°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.99% 0.0069 -0.0566) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.99% 0.057 276.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.4520, 38.5382, 62.5278) |
| Luminance | 0.3854 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 8.34
Light Periwinkle
#C1C6FC
ΔE00 9.81
Periwinkle Blue
#8F99FB
ΔE00 10.38
Lightsteelblue
#B0C4DE
ΔE00 10.53
Perrywinkle
#8F8CE7
ΔE00 10.55
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 10.66
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9EA5CC #CCC59E
analogous
#9EBCCC #9EA5CC #AE9ECC
triadic
#9EA5CC #CC9EA5 #A5CC9E
tetradic
#9EA5CC #CC9EBC #CCC59E #9ECCAE
square
#9EA5CC #CC9EBC #CCC59E #9ECCAE
split-complementary
#9EA5CC #CCAE9E #BCCC9E
monochromatic
#535E9D #7680B7 #9EA5CC #C6CAE1 #EBECF4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.41
#9EA5CC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.71
#9EA5CC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #9EA5CC
8.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9EA5CC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9EA5CC | 1.00 | 2.41 | 8.71 | 8.71 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.41 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.71 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.71 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9AA9CE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#98A5CB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#93ACB2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A7A7A7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9ea5cc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 165, 204); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.0% 0.057 276.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bbbfdb',
500: '#9ea5cc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9ea5cc; $custom-light: #bbbfdb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9ea5cc",
"rgb": {
"r": 158,
"g": 165,
"b": 204
},
"hsl": {
"h": 230.87,
"s": 31.081,
"l": 70.98
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72986,
"c": 0.05706,
"h": 276.9
},
"luminance": 0.38539
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9EA5CC
secondary
#E9E7DD
accent
#993CAA
background
#FBFBFD
surface
#F6F7FB
border
#D0D0D4
text
#121215
muted
#818183