#9FB8ED#9FB8ED
#9FB8ED is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.478; OKLCH L 78.3% C 0.081 H 265.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9FB8ED |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(159, 184, 237) |
| HSL | hsl(221, 68%, 78%) |
| HSV | hsv(221, 33%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(32.9%, 22.4%, 0%, 7.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.68, 3.76, -29.15) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.68, 29.39, 277.34°) |
| OKLab | oklab(78.29% -0.0071 -0.0806) |
| OKLCH | oklch(78.29% 0.081 265) |
| XYZ | xyz(46.7201, 47.7645, 86.8621) |
| Luminance | 0.4777 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 2.59
Carolina Blue
#8AB8FE
ΔE00 5.27
Powder Blue (survey)
#B1D1FC
ΔE00 6.46
Lightsteelblue
#B0C4DE
ΔE00 6.85
Light Periwinkle
#C1C6FC
ΔE00 7.32
Baby Blue (survey)
#A2CFFE
ΔE00 7.37
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9FB8ED #EDD49F
analogous
#9FDFED #9FB8ED #AD9FED
triadic
#9FB8ED #ED9FB8 #B8ED9F
tetradic
#9FB8ED #ED9FDF #EDD49F #9FEDAD
square
#9FB8ED #ED9FDF #EDD49F #9FEDAD
split-complementary
#9FB8ED #EDAD9F #DFED9F
monochromatic
#386CDA #6B92E3 #9FB8ED #D3DEF7 #E5ECFA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.99
#9FB8ED on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.55
#9FB8ED on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #9FB8ED
10.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9FB8ED | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9FB8ED | 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)
#A6BCEF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9FB5EC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#88C3CA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B8B8B8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9fb8ed; /* rgb */ color: rgb(159, 184, 237); /* oklch */ color: oklch(78.3% 0.081 265.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bdcdf3',
500: '#9fb8ed',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9fb8ed; $custom-light: #bdcdf3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9fb8ed",
"rgb": {
"r": 159,
"g": 184,
"b": 237
},
"hsl": {
"h": 220.769,
"s": 68.421,
"l": 77.647
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.78285,
"c": 0.08089,
"h": 265
},
"luminance": 0.47766
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9FB8ED
secondary
#F2EAD9
accent
#9415D0
background
#FBFCFE
surface
#F7F8FD
border
#D0D1D5
text
#121317
muted
#818285