#9FBCFF#9FBCFF
#9FBCFF is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.506; OKLCH L 79.9% C 0.101 H 266.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9FBCFF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(159, 188, 255) |
| HSL | hsl(222, 100%, 81%) |
| HSV | hsv(222, 38%, 100%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(37.6%, 26.3%, 0%, 0%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(76.41, 6.19, -36.17) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(76.41, 36.70, 279.71°) |
| OKLab | oklab(79.86% -0.0068 -0.1006) |
| OKLCH | oklch(79.86% 0.101 266.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(50.3258, 50.5550, 101.6947) |
| Luminance | 0.5056 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 0.82
Carolina Blue
#8AB8FE
ΔE00 4.13
Powder Blue (survey)
#B1D1FC
ΔE00 5.67
Baby Blue (survey)
#A2CFFE
ΔE00 6.19
Lightsteelblue
#B0C4DE
ΔE00 7.74
Light Periwinkle
#C1C6FC
ΔE00 8.14
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9FBCFF #FFE29F
analogous
#9FECFF #9FBCFF #B29FFF
triadic
#9FBCFF #FF9FBC #BCFF9F
tetradic
#9FBCFF #FF9FEC #FFE29F #9FFFB2
square
#9FBCFF #FF9FEC #FFE29F #9FFFB2
split-complementary
#9FBCFF #FFB29F #ECFF9F
monochromatic
#2567FF #6291FF #9FBCFF #DCE7FF #E0EAFF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.89
#9FBCFF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.11
#9FBCFF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #9FBCFF
11.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9FBCFF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9FBCFF | 1.00 | 1.89 | 11.11 | 11.11 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.89 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.11 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.11 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A5C1FF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9CB9FD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#81CAD3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BCBCBC
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9fbcff; /* rgb */ color: rgb(159, 188, 255); /* oklch */ color: oklch(79.9% 0.101 266.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bed0ff',
500: '#9fbcff',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9fbcff; $custom-light: #bed0ff; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9fbcff",
"rgb": {
"r": 159,
"g": 188,
"b": 255
},
"hsl": {
"h": 221.875,
"s": 100,
"l": 81.176
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.79864,
"c": 0.10085,
"h": 266.1
},
"luminance": 0.50557
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9FBCFF
secondary
#E3BB5F
accent
#A000E6
background
#FDFEFF
surface
#F9FBFF
border
#D2D4D7
text
#121318
muted
#828386