#949DCD#949DCD

#949DCD is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.348; OKLCH L 70.6% C 0.071 H 276.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#949DCD
RGB	rgb(148, 157, 205)
HSL	hsl(231, 36%, 69%)
HSV	hsv(231, 28%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(27.8%, 23.4%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(65.61, 7.61, -25.61)
CIE-LCH	lch(65.61, 26.72, 286.55°)
OKLab	oklab(70.62% 0.0077 -0.0706)
OKLCH	oklch(70.62% 0.071 276.2)
XYZ	xyz(35.2862, 34.8166, 62.6069)
Luminance	0.3482 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#949DCD #CDC494

analogous

#94BACD #949DCD #A894CD

triadic

#949DCD #CD949D #9DCD94

tetradic

#949DCD #CD94BA #CDC494 #94CDA8

square

#949DCD #CD94BA #CDC494 #94CDA8

split-complementary

#949DCD #CDA894 #BACD94

monochromatic

#49579D #6A77BA #949DCD #BEC3E0 #E7E9F4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.64

#949DCD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

7.96

#949DCD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #949DCD

7.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##949DCD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##949DCD	1.00	2.64	7.96	7.96
#FFFFFF	2.64	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	7.96	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	7.96	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8FA2CF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8B9DCC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#86A6AD

Achromatopsia (no color)

#9F9F9F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #949dcd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(148, 157, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(70.6% 0.071 276.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b4b9dc',
    500: '#949dcd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #949dcd;
$custom-light: #b4b9dc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#949dcd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 148,
    "g": 157,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 230.526,
    "s": 36.306,
    "l": 69.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.70624,
    "c": 0.071,
    "h": 276.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.34818
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#949DCD

secondary

#E7E4D6

accent

#9C36AF

background

#FBFBFD

surface

#F6F6FB

border

#D0D0D4

text

#111115

muted

#808083

Preview Lab

Preview with #949DCD

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

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