#9EB4FF#9EB4FF
#9EB4FF is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.471; OKLCH L 78.2% C 0.110 H 271.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9EB4FF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(158, 180, 255) |
| HSL | hsl(226, 100%, 81%) |
| HSV | hsv(226, 38%, 100%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(38%, 29.4%, 0%, 0%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.27, 10.35, -39.49) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.27, 40.83, 284.69°) |
| OKLab | oklab(78.19% 0.0022 -0.1102) |
| OKLCH | oklch(78.19% 0.11 271.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(48.4664, 47.1294, 101.1315) |
| Luminance | 0.4713 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 2.99
Carolina Blue
#8AB8FE
ΔE00 5.39
Periwinkle Blue
#8F99FB
ΔE00 7.26
Powder Blue (survey)
#B1D1FC
ΔE00 7.58
Light Periwinkle
#C1C6FC
ΔE00 8.24
Baby Blue (survey)
#A2CFFE
ΔE00 8.32
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9EB4FF #FFE99E
analogous
#9EE4FF #9EB4FF #B89EFF
triadic
#9EB4FF #FF9EB4 #B4FF9E
tetradic
#9EB4FF #FF9EE4 #FFE99E #9EFFB8
square
#9EB4FF #FF9EE4 #FFE99E #9EFFB8
split-complementary
#9EB4FF #FFB89E #E4FF9E
monochromatic
#2455FF #6185FF #9EB4FF #DBE3FF #E0E7FF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.01
#9EB4FF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.43
#9EB4FF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #9EB4FF
10.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9EB4FF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9EB4FF | 1.00 | 2.01 | 10.43 | 10.43 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.01 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.43 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.43 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9BBBFF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#93B3FD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#80C3CF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B7B7B7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9eb4ff; /* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 180, 255); /* oklch */ color: oklch(78.2% 0.110 271.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bdcaff',
500: '#9eb4ff',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9eb4ff; $custom-light: #bdcaff; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9eb4ff",
"rgb": {
"r": 158,
"g": 180,
"b": 255
},
"hsl": {
"h": 226.392,
"s": 100,
"l": 80.98
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.78186,
"c": 0.11019,
"h": 271.2
},
"luminance": 0.47132
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9EB4FF
secondary
#F7EFD4
accent
#B100E6
background
#FBFCFF
surface
#F7F8FF
border
#D0D1D7
text
#121318
muted
#818286