#9FAAFF#9FAAFF
#9FAAFF is a light, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.433; OKLCH L 76.3% C 0.122 H 277.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9FAAFF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(159, 170, 255) |
| HSL | hsl(233, 100%, 81%) |
| HSV | hsv(233, 38%, 100%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(37.6%, 33.3%, 0%, 0%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.78, 16.21, -43.37) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.78, 46.30, 290.50°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.28% 0.0159 -0.1214) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.28% 0.122 277.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(46.7175, 43.3385, 100.4920) |
| Luminance | 0.4334 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Periwinkle Blue
#8F99FB
ΔE00 4.76
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 6.06
Carolina Blue
#8AB8FE
ΔE00 8.02
Perrywinkle
#8F8CE7
ΔE00 8.57
Light Periwinkle
#C1C6FC
ΔE00 9.16
Light Grey Blue
#9DBCD4
ΔE00 9.35
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9FAAFF #FFF49F
analogous
#9FDAFF #9FAAFF #C49FFF
triadic
#9FAAFF #FF9FAA #AAFF9F
tetradic
#9FAAFF #FF9FDA #FFF49F #9FFFC4
square
#9FAAFF #FF9FDA #FFF49F #9FFFC4
split-complementary
#9FAAFF #FFC49F #DAFF9F
monochromatic
#253EFF #6274FF #9FAAFF #DCE0FF #E0E4FF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.17
#9FAAFF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.67
#9FAAFF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #9FAAFF
9.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9FAAFF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9FAAFF | 1.00 | 2.17 | 9.67 | 9.67 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.17 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.67 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.67 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8EB4FF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#88ACFD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#83BBC9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B0B0B0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9faaff; /* rgb */ color: rgb(159, 170, 255); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.3% 0.122 277.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bec3ff',
500: '#9faaff',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9faaff; $custom-light: #bec3ff; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9faaff",
"rgb": {
"r": 159,
"g": 170,
"b": 255
},
"hsl": {
"h": 233.125,
"s": 100,
"l": 81.176
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76278,
"c": 0.12239,
"h": 277.4
},
"luminance": 0.4334
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9FAAFF
secondary
#F7F3D4
accent
#CB00E6
background
#FBFBFF
surface
#F7F7FF
border
#D0D0D7
text
#121218
muted
#818186