#9EAFE2

Closest named color: Carolina Blue (#8AB8FE). oklch(75.9% 0.076 270.2), rgb(158, 175, 226).

Black text reads best on this color (9.68:1).

About this color

#9EAFE2 is a medium-light, moderately saturated blue. In OKLCH its lightness is 76%, its chroma 0.076 and its hue 270°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Carolina Blue (#8AB8FE), ΔE 0.045 away. Black text reads best on it, at 9.68:1.

Hue family	Blues
Lightness	medium-light (76%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.076)
Temperature	cool
Nearest name	Carolina Blue (#8AB8FE)
Black text	9.68:1
White text	2.16:1

Values

HEX	#9EAFE2
RGB	rgb(158, 175, 226)
HSL	hsl(225, 54%, 75%)
OKLCH	oklch(75.9% 0.076 270.2)

Contrast

WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.

Pair	WCAG 2	Result	APCA	APCA guidance
White text on #9EAFE2	2.16:1	Fails	Lc -47.3	Large or bold text, headings
Black text on #9EAFE2	9.68:1	AAA	Lc 61.3	Content text, not long reading
#9EAFE2 text on white	2.16:1	Fails	Lc 42.6	Non-text elements, placeholder text
#9EAFE2 text on black	9.68:1	AAA	Lc -59.6	Large or bold text, headings

Tints and shades

A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 300.

Step 50
50

#F3F5FD

oklch(97.1% 0.011 274.9)
Step 100
100

#E4EAF9

oklch(93.7% 0.021 268.4)
Step 200
200

#CED8F6

oklch(88.4% 0.043 270.9)
Step 300
300 (this color)

#9EAFE2

oklch(75.9% 0.076 270.2)
Step 400
400

#839CED

oklch(70.7% 0.122 270)
Step 500
500

#6681E7

oklch(63.1% 0.156 270.3)
Step 600
600

#4F68D5

oklch(55.6% 0.169 270.3)
Step 700
700

#4056B8

oklch(49.1% 0.156 270.2)
Step 800
800

#354795

oklch(42.8% 0.129 270.3)
Step 900
900

#2D3C77

oklch(37.6% 0.102 270.2)
Step 950
950

#1B2446

oklch(27.1% 0.064 270.5)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#9EAFE2 with color blindness

Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.

Vision	Seen as	Shift (ΔE)
Protanopia (no red cones)	#9FB3E4	0.011
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#9AADE1	0.008
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#8CB9C0	0.069
Achromatopsia (no color)	#B0B0B0	0.076