#9596CB#9596CB

#9596CB is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.325; OKLCH L 69.2% C 0.077 H 283.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9596CB
RGB	rgb(149, 150, 203)
HSL	hsl(239, 34%, 69%)
HSV	hsv(239, 27%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(26.6%, 26.1%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(63.76, 11.39, -27.32)
CIE-LCH	lch(63.76, 29.60, 292.63°)
OKLab	oklab(69.19% 0.0179 -0.0754)
OKLCH	oklch(69.19% 0.077 283.3)
XYZ	xyz(34.0775, 32.5133, 60.9686)
Luminance	0.3251 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9596CB #CBCA95

analogous

#95B1CB #9596CB #AF95CB

triadic

#9596CB #CB9596 #96CB95

tetradic

#9596CB #CB95B1 #CBCA95 #95CBAF

square

#9596CB #CB95B1 #CBCA95 #95CBAF

split-complementary

#9596CB #CBAF95 #B1CB95

monochromatic

#4C4D9A #6C6DB7 #9596CB #BEBFDF #E7E7F3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.80

#9596CB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

7.50

#9596CB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #9596CB

7.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9596CB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##9596CB	1.00	2.80	7.50	7.50
#FFFFFF	2.80	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	7.50	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	7.50	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#889CCD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8699CA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#889FA8

Achromatopsia (no color)

#9A9A9A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9596cb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(149, 150, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(69.2% 0.077 283.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b5b4db',
    500: '#9596cb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9596cb;
$custom-light: #b5b4db;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9596cb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 149,
    "g": 150,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 238.889,
    "s": 34.177,
    "l": 69.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.69188,
    "c": 0.07749,
    "h": 283.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.32514
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9596CB

secondary

#E6E6D6

accent

#AB39AD

background

#FBFBFD

surface

#F6F6FB

border

#D0D0D4

text

#111115

muted

#808083

Preview Lab

Preview with #9596CB

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

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