#9596CD#9596CD

#9596CD is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.326; OKLCH L 69.3% C 0.080 H 283.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9596CD
RGB	rgb(149, 150, 205)
HSL	hsl(239, 36%, 69%)
HSV	hsv(239, 27%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(27.3%, 26.8%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(63.84, 11.89, -28.32)
CIE-LCH	lch(63.84, 30.71, 292.77°)
OKLab	oklab(69.27% 0.0185 -0.0782)
OKLCH	oklch(69.27% 0.08 283.3)
XYZ	xyz(34.3174, 32.6092, 62.2319)
Luminance	0.3261 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9596CD #CDCC95

analogous

#95B2CD #9596CD #B095CD

triadic

#9596CD #CD9596 #96CD95

tetradic

#9596CD #CD95B2 #CDCC95 #95CDB0

square

#9596CD #CD95B2 #CDCC95 #95CDB0

split-complementary

#9596CD #CDB095 #B2CD95

monochromatic

#4A4C9D #6B6DB9 #9596CD #BFBFE1 #E8E8F4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.79

#9596CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

7.52

#9596CD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #9596CD

7.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9596CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##9596CD	1.00	2.79	7.52	7.52
#FFFFFF	2.79	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	7.52	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	7.52	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#879CCF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8599CC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#88A0A9

Achromatopsia (no color)

#9B9B9B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9596cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(149, 150, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(69.3% 0.080 283.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b5b4dc',
    500: '#9596cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9596cd;
$custom-light: #b5b4dc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9596cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 149,
    "g": 150,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 238.929,
    "s": 35.897,
    "l": 69.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.69275,
    "c": 0.08039,
    "h": 283.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.3261
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9596CD

secondary

#E7E7D7

accent

#AD37AF

background

#FBFBFD

surface

#F6F6FB

border

#D0D0D4

text

#111115

muted

#808083

Preview Lab

Preview with #9596CD

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

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