#9FB3DB#9FB3DB

#9FB3DB is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.447; OKLCH L 76.5% C 0.062 H 264.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9FB3DB
RGB	rgb(159, 179, 219)
HSL	hsl(220, 45%, 74%)
HSV	hsv(220, 27%, 86%)
CMYK	cmyk(27.4%, 18.3%, 0%, 14.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(72.71, 2.06, -22.39)
CIE-LCH	lch(72.71, 22.48, 275.27°)
OKLab	oklab(76.53% -0.0063 -0.0614)
OKLCH	oklch(76.53% 0.062 264.1)
XYZ	xyz(43.2008, 44.7242, 73.3606)
Luminance	0.4473 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9FB3DB #DBC79F

analogous

#9FD1DB #9FB3DB #A99FDB

triadic

#9FB3DB #DB9FB3 #B3DB9F

tetradic

#9FB3DB #DB9FD1 #DBC79F #9FDBA9

square

#9FB3DB #DB9FD1 #DBC79F #9FDBA9

split-complementary

#9FB3DB #DBA99F #D1DB9F

monochromatic

#466DBA #7290CA #9FB3DB #CCD6EC #E9EDF7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.11

#9FB3DB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

9.95

#9FB3DB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #9FB3DB

9.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9FB3DB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##9FB3DB	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)

#A6B5DD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#A0B0DA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8FBBC0

Achromatopsia (no color)

#B2B2B2

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9fb3db;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(159, 179, 219);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(76.5% 0.062 264.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bcc9e6',
    500: '#9fb3db',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9fb3db;
$custom-light: #bcc9e6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9fb3db",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 159,
    "g": 179,
    "b": 219
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 220,
    "s": 45.455,
    "l": 74.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.76533,
    "c": 0.06177,
    "h": 264.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.44726
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9FB3DB

secondary

#EEE8DD

accent

#8A2DB9

background

#FBFCFE

surface

#F6F8FC

border

#D0D1D5

text

#121316

muted

#818284

Preview Lab

Preview with #9FB3DB

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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