#9EAEFF#9EAEFF
#9EAEFF is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.448; OKLCH L 77.0% C 0.118 H 274.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9EAEFF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(158, 174, 255) |
| HSL | hsl(230, 100%, 81%) |
| HSV | hsv(230, 38%, 100%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(38%, 31.8%, 0%, 0%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.73, 13.70, -41.89) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.73, 44.08, 288.11°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.99% 0.0098 -0.1171) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.99% 0.118 274.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(47.2813, 44.7592, 100.7365) |
| Luminance | 0.4476 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 4.77
Periwinkle Blue
#8F99FB
ΔE00 5.69
Carolina Blue
#8AB8FE
ΔE00 6.81
Light Periwinkle
#C1C6FC
ΔE00 8.73
Light Grey Blue
#9DBCD4
ΔE00 9.03
Powder Blue (survey)
#B1D1FC
ΔE00 9.06
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9EAEFF #FFEF9E
analogous
#9EDEFF #9EAEFF #BE9EFF
triadic
#9EAEFF #FF9EAE #AEFF9E
tetradic
#9EAEFF #FF9EDE #FFEF9E #9EFFBE
square
#9EAEFF #FF9EDE #FFEF9E #9EFFBE
split-complementary
#9EAEFF #FFBE9E #DEFF9E
monochromatic
#2448FF #617BFF #9EAEFF #DBE1FF #E0E5FF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.11
#9EAEFF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.95
#9EAEFF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #9EAEFF
9.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9EAEFF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9EAEFF | 1.00 | 2.11 | 9.95 | 9.95 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.11 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.95 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.95 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#93B7FF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8CAFFD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#81BECB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B2B2B2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9eaeff; /* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 174, 255); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.0% 0.118 274.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bec6ff',
500: '#9eaeff',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9eaeff; $custom-light: #bec6ff; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9eaeff",
"rgb": {
"r": 158,
"g": 174,
"b": 255
},
"hsl": {
"h": 230.103,
"s": 100,
"l": 80.98
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76993,
"c": 0.11751,
"h": 274.8
},
"luminance": 0.44761
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9EAEFF
secondary
#F7F1D4
accent
#C000E6
background
#FBFCFF
surface
#F7F8FF
border
#D0D1D7
text
#121318
muted
#818286