#9EAEEB#9EAEEB
#9EAEEB is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.435; OKLCH L 76.1% C 0.090 H 272.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9EAEEB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(158, 174, 235) |
| HSL | hsl(228, 66%, 77%) |
| HSV | hsv(228, 33%, 92%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(32.8%, 26%, 0%, 7.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.92, 8.50, -32.32) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.92, 33.42, 284.73°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.09% 0.0043 -0.0896) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.09% 0.09 272.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(44.2277, 43.5378, 84.6545) |
| Luminance | 0.4354 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 5.29
Periwinkle Blue
#8F99FB
ΔE00 6.74
Carolina Blue
#8AB8FE
ΔE00 7.57
Light Periwinkle
#C1C6FC
ΔE00 7.66
Lightsteelblue
#B0C4DE
ΔE00 8.82
Powder Blue (survey)
#B1D1FC
ΔE00 9.36
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9EAEEB #EBDB9E
analogous
#9ED5EB #9EAEEB #B49EEB
triadic
#9EAEEB #EB9EAE #AEEB9E
tetradic
#9EAEEB #EB9ED5 #EBDB9E #9EEBB4
square
#9EAEEB #EB9ED5 #EBDB9E #9EEBB4
split-complementary
#9EAEEB #EBB49E #D5EB9E
monochromatic
#3959D6 #6B84E1 #9EAEEB #D1D8F5 #E6EAFA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.16
#9EAEEB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.71
#9EAEEB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #9EAEEB
9.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9EAEEB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9EAEEB | 1.00 | 2.16 | 9.71 | 9.71 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.16 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.71 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.71 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9BB4EE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#95ADEA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#89BAC3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B0B0B0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9eaeeb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 174, 235); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.1% 0.090 272.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bcc6f1',
500: '#9eaeeb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9eaeeb; $custom-light: #bcc6f1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9eaeeb",
"rgb": {
"r": 158,
"g": 174,
"b": 235
},
"hsl": {
"h": 227.532,
"s": 65.812,
"l": 77.059
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76093,
"c": 0.08971,
"h": 272.8
},
"luminance": 0.43539
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9EAEEB
secondary
#F1ECDA
accent
#A818CE
background
#FBFCFE
surface
#F7F8FD
border
#D0D1D5
text
#121316
muted
#818284