#A9BCF7#A9BCF7
#A9BCF7 is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.511; OKLCH L 80.2% C 0.087 H 270.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A9BCF7 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(169, 188, 247) |
| HSL | hsl(225, 83%, 82%) |
| HSV | hsv(225, 32%, 97%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(31.6%, 23.9%, 0%, 3.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(76.75, 6.86, -31.30) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(76.75, 32.04, 282.37°) |
| OKLab | oklab(80.19% 0.0008 -0.0866) |
| OKLCH | oklch(80.19% 0.087 270.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(51.1291, 51.1150, 95.1499) |
| Luminance | 0.5112 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 2.80
Light Periwinkle
#C1C6FC
ΔE00 5.36
Powder Blue (survey)
#B1D1FC
ΔE00 6.15
Carolina Blue
#8AB8FE
ΔE00 6.91
Lightsteelblue
#B0C4DE
ΔE00 7.18
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF
ΔE00 7.81
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A9BCF7 #F7E4A9
analogous
#A9E3F7 #A9BCF7 #BDA9F7
triadic
#A9BCF7 #F7A9BC #BCF7A9
tetradic
#A9BCF7 #F7A9E3 #F7E4A9 #A9F7BD
square
#A9BCF7 #F7A9E3 #F7E4A9 #A9F7BD
split-complementary
#A9BCF7 #F7BDA9 #E3F7A9
monochromatic
#3965ED #7190F2 #A9BCF7 #E1E8FC #E3E9FC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.87
#A9BCF7 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.22
#A9BCF7 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #A9BCF7
11.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A9BCF7 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A9BCF7 | 1.00 | 1.87 | 11.22 | 11.22 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.87 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.22 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.22 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A9C1FA
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A3BAF6
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#93C7D0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BDBDBD
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a9bcf7; /* rgb */ color: rgb(169, 188, 247); /* oklch */ color: oklch(80.2% 0.087 270.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c4d0fa',
500: '#a9bcf7',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a9bcf7; $custom-light: #c4d0fa; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a9bcf7",
"rgb": {
"r": 169,
"g": 188,
"b": 247
},
"hsl": {
"h": 225.385,
"s": 82.979,
"l": 81.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.80193,
"c": 0.08656,
"h": 270.5
},
"luminance": 0.51117
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A9BCF7
secondary
#D8BE6C
accent
#AA06DF
background
#FDFEFF
surface
#F9FBFF
border
#D2D4D7
text
#131317
muted
#828385