#9FBCF5#9FBCF5
#9FBCF5 is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.499; OKLCH L 79.4% C 0.088 H 263.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9FBCF5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(159, 188, 245) |
| HSL | hsl(220, 81%, 79%) |
| HSV | hsv(220, 35%, 96%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(35.1%, 23.3%, 0%, 3.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(76.02, 3.60, -31.39) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(76.02, 31.60, 276.54°) |
| OKLab | oklab(79.44% -0.0098 -0.087) |
| OKLCH | oklch(79.44% 0.088 263.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(48.7578, 49.9278, 93.4365) |
| Luminance | 0.4993 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 1.18
Carolina Blue
#8AB8FE
ΔE00 4.27
Powder Blue (survey)
#B1D1FC
ΔE00 5.45
Baby Blue (survey)
#A2CFFE
ΔE00 6.07
Lightsteelblue
#B0C4DE
ΔE00 6.96
Cloudy Blue
#ACC2D9
ΔE00 7.70
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9FBCF5 #F5D89F
analogous
#9FE7F5 #9FBCF5 #AD9FF5
triadic
#9FBCF5 #F59FBC #BCF59F
tetradic
#9FBCF5 #F59FE7 #F5D89F #9FF5AD
square
#9FBCF5 #F59FE7 #F5D89F #9FF5AD
split-complementary
#9FBCF5 #F5AD9F #E7F59F
monochromatic
#306FE9 #6895EF #9FBCF5 #D6E3FB #E3ECFC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.91
#9FBCF5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.99
#9FBCF5 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #9FBCF5
10.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9FBCF5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9FBCF5 | 1.00 | 1.91 | 10.99 | 10.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.91 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A9C0F8
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A0B8F4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#85C8CF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BBBBBB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9fbcf5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(159, 188, 245); /* oklch */ color: oklch(79.4% 0.088 263.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bdd0f8',
500: '#9fbcf5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9fbcf5; $custom-light: #bdd0f8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9fbcf5",
"rgb": {
"r": 159,
"g": 188,
"b": 245
},
"hsl": {
"h": 219.767,
"s": 81.132,
"l": 79.216
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.79437,
"c": 0.08751,
"h": 263.6
},
"luminance": 0.4993
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9FBCF5
secondary
#F4EAD7
accent
#9608DD
background
#FBFCFF
surface
#F7F9FF
border
#D0D2D7
text
#121317
muted
#818285