#9BA0EFCold Lips (#9BA0EF) is a light, soft blue with an OKLCH hue of 280°, lightness 0.73 and chroma 0.114. It sits on the cool side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as a mid-weight working color for secondary surfaces and editorial blocks.
| HEX | #9BA0EF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(155, 160, 239) |
| HSL | hsl(236, 72%, 77%) |
| HSV | hsv(236, 35%, 94%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(35%, 33%, 0%, 6%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(68.3 16.6 -40.2) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.733 0.114 280) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Cold Lips shifts subtly: drifts toward purple, loses intensity; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 2.2), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#a39de1 — ΔE 2.2, shifts subtly: drifts toward purple, loses intensity#a1a1eb — ΔE 1.1, shifts subtly: leans toward magenta#9ba0ef — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#9ba1f2 — ΔE 0.5, is virtually unchangedTest Cold Lips in the color lighting simulator — sweep it through daylight, warm 2700K light, 4000K LED, and shade alongside the rest of your palette.
Against white it measures 2.42:1 and against black 8.67:1, so black text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text. Avoid white text on this color entirely.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#eff1ff · #bec4ff · #9ba0ef · #7175ba · #50528e · #303164
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#a8d4ff · #9bbbfd · #9ba0ef · #9c88d0 · #9872ae · #8f5f8c
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#9ba0ef · #9f7e99 · #6265a4 · #74356c · #2e2e63 · #2e102a
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#eceeff · #c7c9e2 · #9ba0ef · #978828 · #606387 · #44465e
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#f4f2e6 · #9ba0ef · #8a8c9b · #56554d · #202130 · #010100
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#f4f2e6 · #cdcbbe · #a2a091 · #2e2a17 · #0c0900 · #9ba0ef
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#c7f8f4 · #aaf541 · #9ba0ef · #4563a4 · #2b3a2c · #03101e
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#f7f3d9 · #9ba0ef · #b0834c · #3e610d · #341d00 · #010600
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#ffeee7 · #9ba0ef · #bd7a62 · #006541 · #002b19 · #200300
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#ffedee · #9ba0ef · #bd7580 · #615500 · #002928 · #060400
#A9AEF4 · #B6BCF9 · #C4CAFE · #D4D8FF · #E3E6FF
#7E82C8 · #6265A3 · #47497F · #2F2F5D · #18173D
#9DA2E0 · #A0A4D2 · #A3A6C3
Its moderate chroma lets it work in mid-size areas — upholstery, secondary UI surfaces, editorial blocks — without overwhelming neighbors. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.