#A9B9FC#A9B9FC
#A9B9FC is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.502; OKLCH L 79.8% C 0.097 H 273.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A9B9FC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(169, 185, 252) |
| HSL | hsl(228, 93%, 83%) |
| HSV | hsv(228, 33%, 99%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(32.9%, 26.6%, 0%, 1.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(76.17, 9.76, -34.88) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(76.17, 36.22, 285.63°) |
| OKLab | oklab(79.8% 0.0062 -0.0968) |
| OKLCH | oklch(79.8% 0.097 273.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(51.2768, 50.1594, 99.0566) |
| Luminance | 0.5016 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 3.31
Light Periwinkle
#C1C6FC
ΔE00 5.71
Powder Blue (survey)
#B1D1FC
ΔE00 6.96
Carolina Blue
#8AB8FE
ΔE00 7.24
Lightsteelblue
#B0C4DE
ΔE00 7.77
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF
ΔE00 8.18
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A9B9FC #FCECA9
analogous
#A9E2FC #A9B9FC #C3A9FC
triadic
#A9B9FC #FCA9B9 #B9FCA9
tetradic
#A9B9FC #FCA9E2 #FCECA9 #A9FCC3
square
#A9B9FC #FCA9E2 #FCECA9 #A9FCC3
split-complementary
#A9B9FC #FCC3A9 #E2FCA9
monochromatic
#3359F8 #6E89FA #A9B9FC #E1E7FE #E1E7FE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.90
#A9B9FC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.03
#A9B9FC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #A9B9FC
11.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A9B9FC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A9B9FC | 1.00 | 1.90 | 11.03 | 11.03 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.90 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.03 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.03 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A4BFFF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9EB9FA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#92C6D0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BCBCBC
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a9b9fc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(169, 185, 252); /* oklch */ color: oklch(79.8% 0.097 273.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c4cdfd',
500: '#a9b9fc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a9b9fc; $custom-light: #c4cdfd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a9b9fc",
"rgb": {
"r": 169,
"g": 185,
"b": 252
},
"hsl": {
"h": 228.434,
"s": 93.258,
"l": 82.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.79803,
"c": 0.09698,
"h": 273.7
},
"luminance": 0.50161
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A9B9FC
secondary
#E0C96A
accent
#B900E6
background
#FDFEFF
surface
#F9FAFF
border
#D2D3D7
text
#131317
muted
#828385