#9FB6FA#9FB6FA
#9FB6FA is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.477; OKLCH L 78.4% C 0.101 H 269.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9FB6FA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(159, 182, 250) |
| HSL | hsl(225, 90%, 80%) |
| HSV | hsv(225, 36%, 98%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(36.4%, 27.2%, 0%, 2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.65, 8.19, -36.21) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.65, 37.12, 282.75°) |
| OKLab | oklab(78.43% -0.0007 -0.1007) |
| OKLCH | oklch(78.43% 0.101 269.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(48.2762, 47.7269, 97.0925) |
| Luminance | 0.4773 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 2.47
Carolina Blue
#8AB8FE
ΔE00 5.28
Powder Blue (survey)
#B1D1FC
ΔE00 7.09
Light Periwinkle
#C1C6FC
ΔE00 7.69
Periwinkle Blue
#8F99FB
ΔE00 7.87
Baby Blue (survey)
#A2CFFE
ΔE00 7.94
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9FB6FA #FAE39F
analogous
#9FE4FA #9FB6FA #B59FFA
triadic
#9FB6FA #FA9FB6 #B6FA9F
tetradic
#9FB6FA #FA9FE4 #FAE39F #9FFAB5
square
#9FB6FA #FA9FE4 #FAE39F #9FFAB5
split-complementary
#9FB6FA #FAB59F #E4FA9F
monochromatic
#2B5EF4 #658AF7 #9FB6FA #D9E2FD #E2E9FD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.99
#9FB6FA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.55
#9FB6FA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #9FB6FA
10.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9FB6FA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9FB6FA | 1.00 | 1.99 | 10.55 | 10.55 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A0BCFD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#98B4F8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#83C4CE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B8B8B8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9fb6fa; /* rgb */ color: rgb(159, 182, 250); /* oklch */ color: oklch(78.4% 0.101 269.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#becbfc',
500: '#9fb6fa',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9fb6fa; $custom-light: #becbfc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9fb6fa",
"rgb": {
"r": 159,
"g": 182,
"b": 250
},
"hsl": {
"h": 224.835,
"s": 90.099,
"l": 80.196
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.78431,
"c": 0.10071,
"h": 269.6
},
"luminance": 0.47729
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9FB6FA
secondary
#F6EDD5
accent
#AB00E6
background
#FBFCFF
surface
#F7F8FF
border
#D0D1D7
text
#121317
muted
#818285