#959CD7#959CD7
#959CD7 is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.351; OKLCH L 70.9% C 0.086 H 278.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #959CD7 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(149, 156, 215) |
| HSL | hsl(234, 45%, 71%) |
| HSV | hsv(234, 31%, 84%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(30.7%, 27.4%, 0%, 15.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.80, 10.98, -30.85) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.80, 32.74, 289.59°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.93% 0.0131 -0.0855) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.93% 0.086 278.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.5453, 35.0717, 69.1208) |
| Luminance | 0.3507 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Perrywinkle
#8F8CE7
ΔE00 6.13
Periwinkle Blue
#8F99FB
ΔE00 6.31
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 7.88
Lavender Blue
#8B88F8
ΔE00 8.66
Periwinkle (survey)
#8E82FE
ΔE00 10.45
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 10.68
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#959CD7 #D7D095
analogous
#95BDD7 #959CD7 #AF95D7
triadic
#959CD7 #D7959C #9CD795
tetradic
#959CD7 #D795BD #D7D095 #95D7AF
square
#959CD7 #D795BD #D7D095 #95D7AF
split-complementary
#959CD7 #D7AF95 #BDD795
monochromatic
#424EAF #6973C6 #959CD7 #C1C6E8 #E9EAF7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.62
#959CD7 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.01
#959CD7 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #959CD7
8.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##959CD7 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##959CD7 | 1.00 | 2.62 | 8.01 | 8.01 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.62 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.01 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.01 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8BA2DA
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#879ED6
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#84A7B1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A0A0A0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #959cd7; /* rgb */ color: rgb(149, 156, 215); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.9% 0.086 278.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b5b9e3',
500: '#959cd7',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #959cd7; $custom-light: #b5b9e3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#959cd7",
"rgb": {
"r": 149,
"g": 156,
"b": 215
},
"hsl": {
"h": 233.636,
"s": 45.205,
"l": 71.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70925,
"c": 0.08648,
"h": 278.7
},
"luminance": 0.35073
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#959CD7
secondary
#ECEBDB
accent
#AA2DB8
background
#FBFBFD
surface
#F6F6FB
border
#D0D0D4
text
#111115
muted
#808083