#9EAEE9#9EAEE9
#9EAEE9 is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.434; OKLCH L 76.0% C 0.087 H 272.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9EAEE9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(158, 174, 233) |
| HSL | hsl(227, 63%, 77%) |
| HSV | hsv(227, 32%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(32.2%, 25.3%, 0%, 8.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.84, 7.99, -31.35) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.84, 32.35, 284.30°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.01% 0.0038 -0.0868) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.01% 0.087 272.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(43.9404, 43.4228, 83.1413) |
| Luminance | 0.4342 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 5.40
Periwinkle Blue
#8F99FB
ΔE00 6.92
Light Periwinkle
#C1C6FC
ΔE00 7.61
Carolina Blue
#8AB8FE
ΔE00 7.68
Lightsteelblue
#B0C4DE
ΔE00 8.77
Powder Blue (survey)
#B1D1FC
ΔE00 9.41
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9EAEE9 #E9D99E
analogous
#9ED4E9 #9EAEE9 #B49EE9
triadic
#9EAEE9 #E99EAE #AEE99E
tetradic
#9EAEE9 #E99ED4 #E9D99E #9EE9B4
square
#9EAEE9 #E99ED4 #E9D99E #9EE9B4
split-complementary
#9EAEE9 #E9B49E #D4E99E
monochromatic
#3A5BD2 #6C84DE #9EAEE9 #D0D8F4 #E6EAF9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.17
#9EAEE9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.68
#9EAEE9 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #9EAEE9
9.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9EAEE9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9EAEE9 | 1.00 | 2.17 | 9.68 | 9.68 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.17 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9CB3EC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#96ADE8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#89B9C2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B0B0B0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9eaee9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 174, 233); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.0% 0.087 272.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bcc6f0',
500: '#9eaee9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9eaee9; $custom-light: #bcc6f0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9eaee9",
"rgb": {
"r": 158,
"g": 174,
"b": 233
},
"hsl": {
"h": 227.2,
"s": 63.025,
"l": 76.667
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76007,
"c": 0.08691,
"h": 272.5
},
"luminance": 0.43424
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9EAEE9
secondary
#F1ECDA
accent
#A51BCB
background
#FBFCFE
surface
#F7F8FD
border
#D0D1D5
text
#121316
muted
#818284