#9EBDEB#9EBDEB

#9EBDEB is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.497; OKLCH L 79.2% C 0.074 H 258.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9EBDEB
RGB	rgb(158, 189, 235)
HSL	hsl(216, 66%, 77%)
HSV	hsv(216, 33%, 92%)
CMYK	cmyk(32.8%, 19.6%, 0%, 7.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(75.86, 0.25, -26.26)
CIE-LCH	lch(75.86, 26.26, 270.54°)
OKLab	oklab(79.17% -0.0152 -0.0724)
OKLCH	oklch(79.17% 0.074 258.1)
XYZ	xyz(47.2891, 49.6604, 85.6749)
Luminance	0.4966 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9EBDEB #EBCC9E

analogous

#9EE4EB #9EBDEB #A69EEB

triadic

#9EBDEB #EB9EBD #BDEB9E

tetradic

#9EBDEB #EB9EE4 #EBCC9E #9EEBA6

square

#9EBDEB #EB9EE4 #EBCC9E #9EEBA6

split-complementary

#9EBDEB #EBA69E #E4EB9E

monochromatic

#3978D6 #6B9AE1 #9EBDEB #D1E0F5 #E6EEFA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

1.92

#9EBDEB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

10.93

#9EBDEB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #9EBDEB

10.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9EBDEB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##9EBDEB	1.00	1.92	10.93	10.93
#FFFFFF	1.92	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	10.93	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	10.93	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#ADBFED

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#A5B8EA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#87C7CC

Achromatopsia (no color)

#BBBBBB

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9ebdeb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 189, 235);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(79.2% 0.074 258.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bcd0f1',
    500: '#9ebdeb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9ebdeb;
$custom-light: #bcd0f1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9ebdeb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 158,
    "g": 189,
    "b": 235
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 215.844,
    "s": 65.812,
    "l": 77.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.79171,
    "c": 0.074,
    "h": 258.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.49662
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9EBDEB

secondary

#F1E8DA

accent

#8418CE

background

#FBFCFE

surface

#F7F9FD

border

#D0D2D5

text

#121416

muted

#818284

Preview Lab

Preview with #9EBDEB

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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