#9EB4E1#9EB4E1
#9EB4E1 is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.453; OKLCH L 76.9% C 0.069 H 264.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9EB4E1 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(158, 180, 225) |
| HSL | hsl(220, 53%, 75%) |
| HSV | hsv(220, 30%, 88%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(29.8%, 20%, 0%, 11.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.12, 2.68, -25.03) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.12, 25.18, 276.11°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.91% -0.0067 -0.0689) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.91% 0.069 264.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(44.0085, 45.3463, 77.6535) |
| Luminance | 0.4535 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 4.51
Lightsteelblue
#B0C4DE
ΔE00 6.52
Carolina Blue
#8AB8FE
ΔE00 6.58
Cloudy Blue
#ACC2D9
ΔE00 7.35
Light Blue Grey
#B7C9E2
ΔE00 7.59
Light Periwinkle
#C1C6FC
ΔE00 7.59
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9EB4E1 #E1CB9E
analogous
#9ED5E1 #9EB4E1 #AA9EE1
triadic
#9EB4E1 #E19EB4 #B4E19E
tetradic
#9EB4E1 #E19ED5 #E1CB9E #9EE1AA
square
#9EB4E1 #E19ED5 #E1CB9E #9EE1AA
split-complementary
#9EB4E1 #E1AA9E #D5E19E
monochromatic
#416CC4 #6F90D3 #9EB4E1 #CDD8EF #E8EDF8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.09
#9EB4E1 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.07
#9EB4E1 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #9EB4E1
10.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9EB4E1 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9EB4E1 | 1.00 | 2.09 | 10.07 | 10.07 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.09 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.07 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.07 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A5B7E3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9FB1E0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#8BBDC3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B3B3B3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9eb4e1; /* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 180, 225); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.9% 0.069 264.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bccaea',
500: '#9eb4e1',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9eb4e1; $custom-light: #bccaea; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9eb4e1",
"rgb": {
"r": 158,
"g": 180,
"b": 225
},
"hsl": {
"h": 220.299,
"s": 52.756,
"l": 75.098
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76906,
"c": 0.06925,
"h": 264.4
},
"luminance": 0.45348
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9EB4E1
secondary
#EFE9DC
accent
#8D25C0
background
#FBFCFE
surface
#F6F8FD
border
#D0D1D5
text
#121316
muted
#818284