#9FB2CE#9FB2CE
#9FB2CE is a light, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.437; OKLCH L 75.8% C 0.046 H 258.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9FB2CE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(159, 178, 206) |
| HSL | hsl(216, 32%, 72%) |
| HSV | hsv(216, 23%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(22.8%, 13.6%, 0%, 19.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.01, -0.45, -16.35) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.01, 16.36, 268.42°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.83% -0.0095 -0.0446) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.83% 0.046 258) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.3561, 43.6668, 64.6301) |
| Luminance | 0.4367 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Lightsteelblue
#B0C4DE
ΔE00 4.83
Cloudy Blue
#ACC2D9
ΔE00 4.88
Light Grey Blue
#9DBCD4
ΔE00 5.45
Light Blue Grey
#B7C9E2
ΔE00 6.14
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 7.83
Cool Gray
#9AA7B0
ΔE00 8.08
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9FB2CE #CEBB9F
analogous
#9FCACE #9FB2CE #A49FCE
triadic
#9FB2CE #CE9FB2 #B2CE9F
tetradic
#9FB2CE #CE9FCA #CEBB9F #9FCEA4
square
#9FB2CE #CE9FCA #CEBB9F #9FCEA4
split-complementary
#9FB2CE #CEA49F #CACE9F
monochromatic
#5272A1 #7692B9 #9FB2CE #C8D3E3 #EBEFF5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.16
#9FB2CE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.73
#9FB2CE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #9FB2CE
9.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9FB2CE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9FB2CE | 1.00 | 2.16 | 9.73 | 9.73 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.16 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.73 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.73 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A9B3CF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A4AECD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#93B8BB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B0B0B0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9fb2ce; /* rgb */ color: rgb(159, 178, 206); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.8% 0.046 258.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bcc9dd',
500: '#9fb2ce',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9fb2ce; $custom-light: #bcc9dd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9fb2ce",
"rgb": {
"r": 159,
"g": 178,
"b": 206
},
"hsl": {
"h": 215.745,
"s": 32.414,
"l": 71.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75835,
"c": 0.04557,
"h": 258
},
"luminance": 0.43668
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9FB2CE
secondary
#EAE6DE
accent
#7E3AAB
background
#FBFCFD
surface
#F6F8FB
border
#D0D1D4
text
#121315
muted
#818283