#9EB0EF#9EB0EF
#9EB0EF is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.446; OKLCH L 76.7% C 0.093 H 271.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9EB0EF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(158, 176, 239) |
| HSL | hsl(227, 72%, 78%) |
| HSV | hsv(227, 34%, 94%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(33.9%, 26.4%, 0%, 6.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.59, 8.41, -33.45) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.59, 34.49, 284.11°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.67% 0.0029 -0.0928) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.67% 0.093 271.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(45.2014, 44.5500, 87.8620) |
| Luminance | 0.4455 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 4.49
Carolina Blue
#8AB8FE
ΔE00 6.84
Periwinkle Blue
#8F99FB
ΔE00 6.86
Light Periwinkle
#C1C6FC
ΔE00 7.61
Lightsteelblue
#B0C4DE
ΔE00 8.53
Powder Blue (survey)
#B1D1FC
ΔE00 8.72
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9EB0EF #EFDD9E
analogous
#9ED8EF #9EB0EF #B59EEF
triadic
#9EB0EF #EF9EB0 #B0EF9E
tetradic
#9EB0EF #EF9ED8 #EFDD9E #9EEFB5
square
#9EB0EF #EF9ED8 #EFDD9E #9EEFB5
split-complementary
#9EB0EF #EFB59E #D8EF9E
monochromatic
#355ADE #6985E6 #9EB0EF #D3DBF8 #E5EAFB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.12
#9EB0EF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.91
#9EB0EF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #9EB0EF
9.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9EB0EF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9EB0EF | 1.00 | 2.12 | 9.91 | 9.91 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.12 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.91 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.91 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9CB6F2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#95AFED
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#87BCC6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B2B2B2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9eb0ef; /* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 176, 239); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.7% 0.093 271.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bdc7f4',
500: '#9eb0ef',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9eb0ef; $custom-light: #bdc7f4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9eb0ef",
"rgb": {
"r": 158,
"g": 176,
"b": 239
},
"hsl": {
"h": 226.667,
"s": 71.681,
"l": 77.843
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7667,
"c": 0.09286,
"h": 271.8
},
"luminance": 0.44552
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9EB0EF
secondary
#F2EDD9
accent
#A912D4
background
#FBFCFE
surface
#F7F8FD
border
#D0D1D5
text
#121317
muted
#818285