#949CAE#949CAE
#949CAE is a light, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.331; OKLCH L 69.2% C 0.028 H 266.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #949CAE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(148, 156, 174) |
| HSL | hsl(222, 14%, 63%) |
| HSV | hsv(222, 15%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(14.9%, 10.3%, 0%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.26, 0.92, -10.32) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.26, 10.36, 275.10°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.22% -0.0017 -0.0279) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.22% 0.028 266.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.7394, 33.1283, 44.7584) |
| Luminance | 0.3313 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Cool Gray
#9AA7B0
ΔE00 6.33
Bluey Grey
#89A0B0
ΔE00 6.58
Pewter
#899397
ΔE00 8.03
Blue Grey
#758DA3
ΔE00 8.26
Lightslategray
#778899
ΔE00 8.41
Cool Grey
#95A3A6
ΔE00 8.77
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#949CAE #AEA694
analogous
#94A9AE #949CAE #9994AE
triadic
#949CAE #AE949C #9CAE94
tetradic
#949CAE #AE94A9 #AEA694 #94AE99
square
#949CAE #AE94A9 #AEA694 #94AE99
split-complementary
#949CAE #AE9994 #A9AE94
monochromatic
#565E72 #717C94 #949CAE #B7BCC8 #DADCE3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.75
#949CAE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.63
#949CAE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #949CAE
7.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##949CAE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##949CAE | 1.00 | 2.75 | 7.63 | 7.63 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.75 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#979DAF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#959BAE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#8E9FA2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9C9C9C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #949cae; /* rgb */ color: rgb(148, 156, 174); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.2% 0.028 266.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b3b9c6',
500: '#949cae',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #949cae; $custom-light: #b3b9c6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#949cae",
"rgb": {
"r": 148,
"g": 156,
"b": 174
},
"hsl": {
"h": 221.538,
"s": 13.83,
"l": 63.137
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69222,
"c": 0.02795,
"h": 266.5
},
"luminance": 0.33129
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#949CAE
secondary
#D4D1CA
accent
#814E98
background
#FBFBFC
surface
#F6F6F8
border
#D0D0D1
text
#111113
muted
#808082