#9EAABB#9EAABB
#9EAABB is a light, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.396; OKLCH L 73.4% C 0.028 H 257.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9EAABB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(158, 170, 187) |
| HSL | hsl(215, 18%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(215, 16%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(15.5%, 9.1%, 0%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.19, -0.66, -10.13) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.19, 10.15, 266.30°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.41% -0.0063 -0.0274) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.41% 0.028 257) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.4428, 39.6057, 52.6761) |
| Luminance | 0.3961 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Cool Gray
#9AA7B0
ΔE00 4.17
Bluey Grey
#89A0B0
ΔE00 5.77
Cloudy Blue
#ACC2D9
ΔE00 7.02
Light Grey Blue
#9DBCD4
ΔE00 7.19
Dove Gray
#B6B8BD
ΔE00 7.20
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 7.59
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9EAABB #BBAF9E
analogous
#9EB9BB #9EAABB #A09EBB
triadic
#9EAABB #BB9EAA #AABB9E
tetradic
#9EAABB #BB9EB9 #BBAF9E #9EBBA0
square
#9EAABB #BB9EB9 #BBAF9E #9EBBA0
split-complementary
#9EAABB #BBA09E #B9BB9E
monochromatic
#5C6C83 #7A8AA2 #9EAABB #C2CAD4 #E6E9ED
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.35
#9EAABB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.92
#9EAABB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #9EAABB
8.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9EAABB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9EAABB | 1.00 | 2.35 | 8.92 | 8.92 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.35 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.92 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.92 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A4AABC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A1A8BB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#97AEAF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A9A9A9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9eaabb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 170, 187); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.4% 0.028 257.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bac3cf',
500: '#9eaabb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9eaabb; $custom-light: #bac3cf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9eaabb",
"rgb": {
"r": 158,
"g": 170,
"b": 187
},
"hsl": {
"h": 215.172,
"s": 17.576,
"l": 67.647
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73405,
"c": 0.0281,
"h": 257
},
"luminance": 0.39606
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9EAABB
secondary
#DFDBD6
accent
#7A4A9C
background
#FBFBFC
surface
#F6F7F9
border
#D0D0D2
text
#111213
muted
#808182