#969ADE#969ADE
#969ADE is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.349; OKLCH L 70.9% C 0.099 H 281.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #969ADE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(150, 154, 222) |
| HSL | hsl(237, 52%, 73%) |
| HSV | hsv(237, 32%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(32.4%, 30.6%, 0%, 12.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.65, 14.19, -34.96) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.65, 37.73, 292.10°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.91% 0.0188 -0.0972) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.91% 0.099 281) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.3145, 34.8680, 73.8573) |
| Luminance | 0.3487 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Perrywinkle
#8F8CE7
ΔE00 4.86
Periwinkle Blue
#8F99FB
ΔE00 5.22
Lavender Blue
#8B88F8
ΔE00 7.40
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 7.76
Periwinkle (survey)
#8E82FE
ΔE00 9.19
Soft Blue
#6488EA
ΔE00 10.60
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#969ADE #DEDA96
analogous
#96BEDE #969ADE #B696DE
triadic
#969ADE #DE969A #9ADE96
tetradic
#969ADE #DE96BE #DEDA96 #96DEB6
square
#969ADE #DE96BE #DEDA96 #96DEB6
split-complementary
#969ADE #DEB696 #BEDE96
monochromatic
#3C43BE #676DCF #969ADE #C5C7ED #E8E9F8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.63
#969ADE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.97
#969ADE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #969ADE
7.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##969ADE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##969ADE | 1.00 | 2.63 | 7.97 | 7.97 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.63 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.97 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.97 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#86A2E1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#829DDC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#83A7B2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9F9F9F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #969ade; /* rgb */ color: rgb(150, 154, 222); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.9% 0.099 281.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b7b7e8',
500: '#969ade',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #969ade; $custom-light: #b7b7e8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#969ade",
"rgb": {
"r": 150,
"g": 154,
"b": 222
},
"hsl": {
"h": 236.667,
"s": 52.174,
"l": 72.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70915,
"c": 0.09906,
"h": 281
},
"luminance": 0.34869
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#969ADE
secondary
#EFEEDC
accent
#B726C0
background
#FBFBFE
surface
#F6F6FC
border
#D0D0D5
text
#111116
muted
#808084