#9FAEFD#9FAEFD
#9FAEFD is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.447; OKLCH L 77.0% C 0.114 H 275.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9FAEFD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(159, 174, 253) |
| HSL | hsl(230, 96%, 81%) |
| HSV | hsv(230, 37%, 99%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(37.2%, 31.2%, 0%, 0.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.72, 13.44, -40.84) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.72, 42.99, 288.21°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.97% 0.0103 -0.114) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.97% 0.114 275.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(47.1586, 44.7329, 99.0590) |
| Luminance | 0.4474 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 4.87
Periwinkle Blue
#8F99FB
ΔE00 5.76
Carolina Blue
#8AB8FE
ΔE00 7.07
Light Periwinkle
#C1C6FC
ΔE00 8.45
Lightsteelblue
#B0C4DE
ΔE00 9.05
Powder Blue (survey)
#B1D1FC
ΔE00 9.11
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9FAEFD #FDEE9F
analogous
#9FDDFD #9FAEFD #BF9FFD
triadic
#9FAEFD #FD9FAE #AEFD9F
tetradic
#9FAEFD #FD9FDD #FDEE9F #9FFDBF
square
#9FAEFD #FD9FDD #FDEE9F #9FFDBF
split-complementary
#9FAEFD #FDBF9F #DDFD9F
monochromatic
#2749FB #637BFC #9FAEFD #DBE1FE #E1E6FE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.11
#9FAEFD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.95
#9FAEFD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #9FAEFD
9.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9FAEFD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9FAEFD | 1.00 | 2.11 | 9.95 | 9.95 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.11 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.95 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.95 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#94B6FF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8DAFFB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#83BDCA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B2B2B2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9faefd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(159, 174, 253); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.0% 0.114 275.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bec6fe',
500: '#9faefd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9faefd; $custom-light: #bec6fe; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9faefd",
"rgb": {
"r": 159,
"g": 174,
"b": 253
},
"hsl": {
"h": 230.426,
"s": 95.918,
"l": 80.784
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76969,
"c": 0.11449,
"h": 275.2
},
"luminance": 0.44735
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9FAEFD
secondary
#F7F1D4
accent
#C100E6
background
#FBFCFF
surface
#F7F8FF
border
#D0D1D7
text
#121318
muted
#818286