#9FB2FF#9FB2FF
#9FB2FF is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.464; OKLCH L 77.9% C 0.112 H 272.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9FB2FF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(159, 178, 255) |
| HSL | hsl(228, 100%, 81%) |
| HSV | hsv(228, 38%, 100%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(37.6%, 30.2%, 0%, 0%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.82, 11.73, -40.19) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.82, 41.87, 286.27°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.85% 0.0058 -0.1122) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.85% 0.112 272.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(48.2631, 46.4296, 101.0072) |
| Luminance | 0.4643 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 3.67
Carolina Blue
#8AB8FE
ΔE00 6.08
Periwinkle Blue
#8F99FB
ΔE00 6.72
Powder Blue (survey)
#B1D1FC
ΔE00 8.10
Light Periwinkle
#C1C6FC
ΔE00 8.18
Lightsteelblue
#B0C4DE
ΔE00 8.62
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9FB2FF #FFEC9F
analogous
#9FE2FF #9FB2FF #BC9FFF
triadic
#9FB2FF #FF9FB2 #B2FF9F
tetradic
#9FB2FF #FF9FE2 #FFEC9F #9FFFBC
square
#9FB2FF #FF9FE2 #FFEC9F #9FFFBC
split-complementary
#9FB2FF #FFBC9F #E2FF9F
monochromatic
#2550FF #6281FF #9FB2FF #DCE3FF #E0E6FF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.04
#9FB2FF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.29
#9FB2FF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #9FB2FF
10.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9FB2FF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9FB2FF | 1.00 | 2.04 | 10.29 | 10.29 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.04 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.29 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.29 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#99BAFF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#91B2FD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#82C1CD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B5B5B5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9fb2ff; /* rgb */ color: rgb(159, 178, 255); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.9% 0.112 272.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bec8ff',
500: '#9fb2ff',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9fb2ff; $custom-light: #bec8ff; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9fb2ff",
"rgb": {
"r": 159,
"g": 178,
"b": 255
},
"hsl": {
"h": 228.125,
"s": 100,
"l": 81.176
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77854,
"c": 0.11231,
"h": 272.9
},
"luminance": 0.46432
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9FB2FF
secondary
#F7F0D4
accent
#B800E6
background
#FBFCFF
surface
#F7F8FF
border
#D0D1D7
text
#121318
muted
#818286