#A9BBF9#A9BBF9
#A9BBF9 is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.508; OKLCH L 80.1% C 0.090 H 271.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A9BBF9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(169, 187, 249) |
| HSL | hsl(227, 87%, 82%) |
| HSV | hsv(227, 32%, 98%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(32.1%, 24.9%, 0%, 2.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(76.57, 7.91, -32.66) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(76.57, 33.60, 283.62°) |
| OKLab | oklab(80.08% 0.0027 -0.0904) |
| OKLCH | oklch(80.08% 0.09 271.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(51.2265, 50.8134, 96.7131) |
| Luminance | 0.5081 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 2.92
Light Periwinkle
#C1C6FC
ΔE00 5.45
Powder Blue (survey)
#B1D1FC
ΔE00 6.43
Carolina Blue
#8AB8FE
ΔE00 7.00
Lightsteelblue
#B0C4DE
ΔE00 7.43
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF
ΔE00 7.92
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A9BBF9 #F9E7A9
analogous
#A9E3F9 #A9BBF9 #BFA9F9
triadic
#A9BBF9 #F9A9BB #BBF9A9
tetradic
#A9BBF9 #F9A9E3 #F9E7A9 #A9F9BF
square
#A9BBF9 #F9A9E3 #F9E7A9 #A9F9BF
split-complementary
#A9BBF9 #F9BFA9 #E3F9A9
monochromatic
#3761F1 #708EF5 #A9BBF9 #E2E8FD #E2E8FD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.88
#A9BBF9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.16
#A9BBF9 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #A9BBF9
11.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A9BBF9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A9BBF9 | 1.00 | 1.88 | 11.16 | 11.16 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.88 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.16 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.16 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A8C0FC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A1BAF8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#93C7D0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BDBDBD
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a9bbf9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(169, 187, 249); /* oklch */ color: oklch(80.1% 0.090 271.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c4cffb',
500: '#a9bbf9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a9bbf9; $custom-light: #c4cffb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a9bbf9",
"rgb": {
"r": 169,
"g": 187,
"b": 249
},
"hsl": {
"h": 226.5,
"s": 86.957,
"l": 81.961
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.80075,
"c": 0.09046,
"h": 271.7
},
"luminance": 0.50815
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A9BBF9
secondary
#DBC26B
accent
#B102E4
background
#FDFEFF
surface
#F9FBFF
border
#D2D4D7
text
#131317
muted
#828385