#A9BBFD#A9BBFD
#A9BBFD is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.511; OKLCH L 80.2% C 0.096 H 272.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A9BBFD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(169, 187, 253) |
| HSL | hsl(227, 95%, 83%) |
| HSV | hsv(227, 33%, 99%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(33.2%, 26.1%, 0%, 0.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(76.72, 8.91, -34.57) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(76.72, 35.70, 284.46°) |
| OKLab | oklab(80.25% 0.0039 -0.0959) |
| OKLCH | oklch(80.25% 0.096 272.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(51.8570, 51.0656, 100.0338) |
| Luminance | 0.5107 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 2.75
Light Periwinkle
#C1C6FC
ΔE00 5.74
Powder Blue (survey)
#B1D1FC
ΔE00 6.41
Carolina Blue
#8AB8FE
ΔE00 6.86
Lightsteelblue
#B0C4DE
ΔE00 7.59
Baby Blue (survey)
#A2CFFE
ΔE00 8.05
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A9BBFD #FDEBA9
analogous
#A9E5FD #A9BBFD #C1A9FD
triadic
#A9BBFD #FDA9BB #BBFDA9
tetradic
#A9BBFD #FDA9E5 #FDEBA9 #A9FDC1
square
#A9BBFD #FDA9E5 #FDEBA9 #A9FDC1
split-complementary
#A9BBFD #FDC1A9 #E5FDA9
monochromatic
#315CFA #6D8CFC #A9BBFD #E1E7FE #E1E7FE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.87
#A9BBFD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.21
#A9BBFD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #A9BBFD
11.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A9BBFD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A9BBFD | 1.00 | 1.87 | 11.21 | 11.21 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.87 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.21 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.21 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A6C1FF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A0BAFB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#91C8D2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BDBDBD
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a9bbfd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(169, 187, 253); /* oklch */ color: oklch(80.2% 0.096 272.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c4cffe',
500: '#a9bbfd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a9bbfd; $custom-light: #c4cffe; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a9bbfd",
"rgb": {
"r": 169,
"g": 187,
"b": 253
},
"hsl": {
"h": 227.143,
"s": 95.455,
"l": 82.745
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.80245,
"c": 0.09596,
"h": 272.3
},
"luminance": 0.51068
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A9BBFD
secondary
#E1C769
accent
#B400E6
background
#FDFEFF
surface
#F9FBFF
border
#D2D4D7
text
#131318
muted
#828386