#9EC6EC#9EC6EC
#9EC6EC is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.537; OKLCH L 81.1% C 0.069 H 247.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9EC6EC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(158, 198, 236) |
| HSL | hsl(209, 67%, 77%) |
| HSV | hsv(209, 33%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(33.1%, 16.1%, 0%, 7.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(78.29, -4.35, -23.09) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(78.29, 23.49, 259.34°) |
| OKLab | oklab(81.1% -0.0265 -0.0635) |
| OKLCH | oklch(81.1% 0.069 247.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(49.4303, 53.7111, 87.1034) |
| Luminance | 0.5371 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Baby Blue (survey)
#A2CFFE
ΔE00 2.87
Light Blue
#95D0FC
ΔE00 4.08
Powder Blue (survey)
#B1D1FC
ΔE00 4.26
Light Grey Blue
#9DBCD4
ΔE00 4.67
Cloudy Blue
#ACC2D9
ΔE00 5.11
Lightsteelblue
#B0C4DE
ΔE00 5.34
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9EC6EC #ECC49E
analogous
#9EECEB #9EC6EC #9E9FEC
triadic
#9EC6EC #EC9EC6 #C6EC9E
tetradic
#9EC6EC #EB9EEC #ECC49E #9FEC9E
square
#9EC6EC #EB9EEC #ECC49E #9FEC9E
split-complementary
#9EC6EC #EC9E9F #ECEB9E
monochromatic
#388AD8 #6BA8E2 #9EC6EC #D1E4F6 #E5F0FA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.79
#9EC6EC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.74
#9EC6EC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #9EC6EC
11.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9EC6EC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9EC6EC | 1.00 | 1.79 | 11.74 | 11.74 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.79 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.74 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.74 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B7C6EE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#ADBEEB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#85CFD2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C2C2C2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9ec6ec; /* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 198, 236); /* oklch */ color: oklch(81.1% 0.069 247.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bcd7f2',
500: '#9ec6ec',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9ec6ec; $custom-light: #bcd7f2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9ec6ec",
"rgb": {
"r": 158,
"g": 198,
"b": 236
},
"hsl": {
"h": 209.231,
"s": 67.241,
"l": 77.255
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.81095,
"c": 0.0688,
"h": 247.4
},
"luminance": 0.53713
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9EC6EC
secondary
#C89666
accent
#7016CF
background
#FDFEFF
surface
#F8FBFE
border
#D1D4D6
text
#121417
muted
#828385