#9498AE#9498AE

#9498AE is a light, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.318; OKLCH L 68.4% C 0.033 H 277.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9498AE
RGB	rgb(148, 152, 174)
HSL	hsl(231, 14%, 63%)
HSV	hsv(231, 15%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(14.9%, 12.6%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(63.18, 3.16, -11.94)
CIE-LCH	lch(63.18, 12.35, 284.81°)
OKLab	oklab(68.38% 0.0042 -0.0323)
OKLCH	oklch(68.38% 0.033 277.4)
XYZ	xyz(31.0792, 31.8080, 44.5383)
Luminance	0.3181 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#9498AE #AEAA94

analogous

#94A5AE #9498AE #9D94AE

triadic

#9498AE #AE9498 #98AE94

tetradic

#9498AE #AE94A5 #AEAA94 #94AE9D

square

#9498AE #AE94A5 #AEAA94 #94AE9D

split-complementary

#9498AE #AE9D94 #A5AE94

monochromatic

#565A72 #717694 #9498AE #B7BAC8 #DADBE3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.85

#9498AE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

7.36

#9498AE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #9498AE

7.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9498AE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##9498AE	1.00	2.85	7.36	7.36
#FFFFFF	2.85	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	7.36	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	7.36	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#929AAF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#9198AD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8E9C9F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#999999

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9498ae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(148, 152, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(68.4% 0.033 277.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b3b6c6',
    500: '#9498ae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9498ae;
$custom-light: #b3b6c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9498ae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 148,
    "g": 152,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 230.769,
    "s": 13.83,
    "l": 63.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.68375,
    "c": 0.03259,
    "h": 277.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.31808
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9498AE

secondary

#D4D2CA

accent

#8D4E98

background

#FBFBFC

surface

#F6F6F8

border

#D0D0D1

text

#111113

muted

#808082

Preview Lab

Preview with #9498AE

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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