#9596CC#9596CC

#9596CC is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.326; OKLCH L 69.2% C 0.079 H 283.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9596CC
RGB	rgb(149, 150, 204)
HSL	hsl(239, 35%, 69%)
HSV	hsv(239, 27%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(27%, 26.5%, 0%, 20%)
CIE-LAB	lab(63.80, 11.64, -27.82)
CIE-LCH	lch(63.80, 30.15, 292.70°)
OKLab	oklab(69.23% 0.0182 -0.0768)
OKLCH	oklch(69.23% 0.079 283.3)
XYZ	xyz(34.1970, 32.5611, 61.5982)
Luminance	0.3256 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9596CC #CCCB95

analogous

#95B2CC #9596CC #B095CC

triadic

#9596CC #CC9596 #96CC95

tetradic

#9596CC #CC95B2 #CCCB95 #95CCB0

square

#9596CC #CC95B2 #CCCB95 #95CCB0

split-complementary

#9596CC #CCB095 #B2CC95

monochromatic

#4B4C9C #6C6DB8 #9596CC #BEBFE0 #E8E8F4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.80

#9596CC on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

7.51

#9596CC on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #9596CC

7.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9596CC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##9596CC	1.00	2.80	7.51	7.51
#FFFFFF	2.80	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	7.51	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	7.51	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#879CCE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8599CB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#88A0A9

Achromatopsia (no color)

#9B9B9B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9596cc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(149, 150, 204);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(69.2% 0.079 283.3);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9596cc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 149,
    "g": 150,
    "b": 204
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 238.909,
    "s": 35.032,
    "l": 69.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.69232,
    "c": 0.07894,
    "h": 283.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.32562
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9596CC

secondary

#E6E6D6

accent

#AC38AE

background

#FBFBFD

surface

#F6F6FB

border

#D0D0D4

text

#111115

muted

#808083

Preview Lab

Preview with #9596CC

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

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