#9FAEF1#9FAEF1
#9FAEF1 is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.440; OKLCH L 76.4% C 0.098 H 274.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9FAEF1 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(159, 174, 241) |
| HSL | hsl(229, 75%, 78%) |
| HSV | hsv(229, 34%, 95%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(34%, 27.8%, 0%, 5.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.22, 10.31, -35.10) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.22, 36.59, 286.37°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.43% 0.0071 -0.0975) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.43% 0.098 274.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(45.3068, 43.9922, 89.3062) |
| Luminance | 0.4399 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 5.13
Periwinkle Blue
#8F99FB
ΔE00 6.35
Carolina Blue
#8AB8FE
ΔE00 7.51
Light Periwinkle
#C1C6FC
ΔE00 7.73
Lightsteelblue
#B0C4DE
ΔE00 8.91
Powder Blue (survey)
#B1D1FC
ΔE00 9.30
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9FAEF1 #F1E29F
analogous
#9FD7F1 #9FAEF1 #B99FF1
triadic
#9FAEF1 #F19FAE #AEF19F
tetradic
#9FAEF1 #F19FD7 #F1E29F #9FF1B9
square
#9FAEF1 #F19FD7 #F1E29F #9FF1B9
split-complementary
#9FAEF1 #F1B99F #D7F19F
monochromatic
#3454E1 #6A81E9 #9FAEF1 #D4DBF9 #E4E8FB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.14
#9FAEF1 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.80
#9FAEF1 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #9FAEF1
9.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9FAEF1 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9FAEF1 | 1.00 | 2.14 | 9.80 | 9.80 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.14 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.80 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.80 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#99B5F4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#93AEEF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#88BBC6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B1B1B1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9faef1; /* rgb */ color: rgb(159, 174, 241); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.4% 0.098 274.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bdc6f6',
500: '#9faef1',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9faef1; $custom-light: #bdc6f6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9faef1",
"rgb": {
"r": 159,
"g": 174,
"b": 241
},
"hsl": {
"h": 229.024,
"s": 74.545,
"l": 78.431
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76425,
"c": 0.0978,
"h": 274.2
},
"luminance": 0.43994
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9FAEF1
secondary
#F3EED8
accent
#B20FD7
background
#FBFCFF
surface
#F7F8FE
border
#D0D1D6
text
#121317
muted
#818285