#9EA5CD#9EA5CD
#9EA5CD is a light, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.386; OKLCH L 73.0% C 0.058 H 277.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9EA5CD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(158, 165, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(231, 32%, 71%) |
| HSV | hsv(231, 23%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(22.9%, 19.5%, 0%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.45, 6.17, -21.19) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.45, 22.07, 286.23°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.02% 0.0072 -0.058) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.02% 0.058 277.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.5723, 38.5863, 63.1614) |
| Luminance | 0.3859 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 8.20
Light Periwinkle
#C1C6FC
ΔE00 9.70
Periwinkle Blue
#8F99FB
ΔE00 10.19
Perrywinkle
#8F8CE7
ΔE00 10.38
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 10.54
Lightsteelblue
#B0C4DE
ΔE00 10.59
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9EA5CD #CDC69E
analogous
#9EBCCD #9EA5CD #AE9ECD
triadic
#9EA5CD #CD9EA5 #A5CD9E
tetradic
#9EA5CD #CD9EBC #CDC69E #9ECDAE
square
#9EA5CD #CD9EBC #CDC69E #9ECDAE
split-complementary
#9EA5CD #CDAE9E #BCCD9E
monochromatic
#525D9F #7680B8 #9EA5CD #C6CAE2 #EBECF5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.41
#9EA5CD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.72
#9EA5CD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #9EA5CD
8.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9EA5CD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9EA5CD | 1.00 | 2.41 | 8.72 | 8.72 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.41 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.72 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.72 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9AA9CF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#97A5CC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#93ACB2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A7A7A7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9ea5cd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 165, 205); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.0% 0.058 277.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bbbfdc',
500: '#9ea5cd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9ea5cd; $custom-light: #bbbfdc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9ea5cd",
"rgb": {
"r": 158,
"g": 165,
"b": 205
},
"hsl": {
"h": 231.064,
"s": 31.973,
"l": 71.176
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73025,
"c": 0.05849,
"h": 277.1
},
"luminance": 0.38587
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9EA5CD
secondary
#EAE8DD
accent
#9A3BAB
background
#FBFBFD
surface
#F6F7FB
border
#D0D0D4
text
#121215
muted
#818183