#9FACE9#9FACE9
#9FACE9 is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.428; OKLCH L 75.7% C 0.089 H 274.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9FACE9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(159, 172, 233) |
| HSL | hsl(229, 63%, 77%) |
| HSV | hsv(229, 32%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(31.8%, 26.2%, 0%, 8.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.39, 9.39, -32.04) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.39, 33.39, 286.33°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.67% 0.0074 -0.0888) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.67% 0.089 274.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(43.7545, 42.7577, 83.0227) |
| Luminance | 0.4276 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 6.13
Periwinkle Blue
#8F99FB
ΔE00 6.66
Light Periwinkle
#C1C6FC
ΔE00 7.69
Carolina Blue
#8AB8FE
ΔE00 8.48
Lightsteelblue
#B0C4DE
ΔE00 9.23
Perrywinkle
#8F8CE7
ΔE00 9.24
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9FACE9 #E9DC9F
analogous
#9FD1E9 #9FACE9 #B79FE9
triadic
#9FACE9 #E99FAC #ACE99F
tetradic
#9FACE9 #E99FD1 #E9DC9F #9FE9B7
square
#9FACE9 #E99FD1 #E9DC9F #9FE9B7
split-complementary
#9FACE9 #E9B79F #D1E99F
monochromatic
#3B56D2 #6D81DE #9FACE9 #D1D7F4 #E6E9F9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.20
#9FACE9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.55
#9FACE9 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #9FACE9
9.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9FACE9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9FACE9 | 1.00 | 2.20 | 9.55 | 9.55 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.20 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#99B2EC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#94ACE8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#8BB8C1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AFAFAF
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9face9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(159, 172, 233); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.7% 0.089 274.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bdc4f0',
500: '#9face9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9face9; $custom-light: #bdc4f0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9face9",
"rgb": {
"r": 159,
"g": 172,
"b": 233
},
"hsl": {
"h": 229.459,
"s": 62.712,
"l": 76.863
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75674,
"c": 0.08909,
"h": 274.8
},
"luminance": 0.42759
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9FACE9
secondary
#F1EDDA
accent
#AC1BCA
background
#FBFCFE
surface
#F7F8FD
border
#D0D1D5
text
#121216
muted
#818184