#9FBEEF#9FBEEF
#9FBEEF is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.504; OKLCH L 79.6% C 0.078 H 259.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9FBEEF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(159, 190, 239) |
| HSL | hsl(217, 71%, 78%) |
| HSV | hsv(217, 33%, 94%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(33.5%, 20.5%, 0%, 6.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(76.33, 0.99, -27.69) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(76.33, 27.71, 272.04°) |
| OKLab | oklab(79.6% -0.0142 -0.0764) |
| OKLCH | oklch(79.6% 0.078 259.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(48.2868, 50.4277, 88.8339) |
| Luminance | 0.5043 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 2.01
Carolina Blue
#8AB8FE
ΔE00 4.27
Powder Blue (survey)
#B1D1FC
ΔE00 4.77
Baby Blue (survey)
#A2CFFE
ΔE00 5.24
Lightsteelblue
#B0C4DE
ΔE00 5.93
Cloudy Blue
#ACC2D9
ΔE00 6.65
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9FBEEF #EFD09F
analogous
#9FE6EF #9FBEEF #A89FEF
triadic
#9FBEEF #EF9FBE #BEEF9F
tetradic
#9FBEEF #EF9FE6 #EFD09F #9FEFA8
square
#9FBEEF #EF9FE6 #EFD09F #9FEFA8
split-complementary
#9FBEEF #EFA89F #E6EF9F
monochromatic
#3677DE #6B9AE6 #9FBEEF #D3E2F8 #E5EDFB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.89
#9FBEEF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.09
#9FBEEF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #9FBEEF
11.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9FBEEF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9FBEEF | 1.00 | 1.89 | 11.09 | 11.09 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.89 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#ADC1F1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A4B9EE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#87C8CE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BCBCBC
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9fbeef; /* rgb */ color: rgb(159, 190, 239); /* oklch */ color: oklch(79.6% 0.078 259.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bdd1f4',
500: '#9fbeef',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9fbeef; $custom-light: #bdd1f4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9fbeef",
"rgb": {
"r": 159,
"g": 190,
"b": 239
},
"hsl": {
"h": 216.75,
"s": 71.429,
"l": 78.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.79604,
"c": 0.07777,
"h": 259.4
},
"luminance": 0.5043
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9FBEEF
secondary
#CCA566
accent
#8912D3
background
#FDFEFF
surface
#F8FBFE
border
#D1D4D6
text
#121417
muted
#828385