#969CD3#969CD3
#969CD3 is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.350; OKLCH L 70.8% C 0.081 H 279.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #969CD3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(150, 156, 211) |
| HSL | hsl(234, 41%, 71%) |
| HSV | hsv(234, 29%, 83%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(28.9%, 26.1%, 0%, 17.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.72, 10.26, -28.75) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.72, 30.53, 289.64°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.83% 0.013 -0.0795) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.83% 0.081 279.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.2209, 34.9631, 66.4556) |
| Luminance | 0.3496 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Perrywinkle
#8F8CE7
ΔE00 6.75
Periwinkle Blue
#8F99FB
ΔE00 7.22
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 7.51
Lavender Blue
#8B88F8
ΔE00 9.36
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 10.87
Periwinkle (survey)
#8E82FE
ΔE00 11.07
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#969CD3 #D3CD96
analogous
#96BAD3 #969CD3 #AE96D3
triadic
#969CD3 #D3969C #9CD396
tetradic
#969CD3 #D396BA #D3CD96 #96D3AE
square
#969CD3 #D396BA #D3CD96 #96D3AE
split-complementary
#969CD3 #D3AE96 #BAD396
monochromatic
#4650A8 #6B73C1 #969CD3 #C1C5E5 #E9EBF6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.63
#969CD3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.99
#969CD3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #969CD3
7.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##969CD3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##969CD3 | 1.00 | 2.63 | 7.99 | 7.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.63 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8CA2D5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#899ED2
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#87A6AF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A0A0A0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #969cd3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(150, 156, 211); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.8% 0.081 279.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b6b9e0',
500: '#969cd3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #969cd3; $custom-light: #b6b9e0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#969cd3",
"rgb": {
"r": 150,
"g": 156,
"b": 211
},
"hsl": {
"h": 234.098,
"s": 40.94,
"l": 70.784
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70826,
"c": 0.08055,
"h": 279.3
},
"luminance": 0.34964
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#969CD3
secondary
#EBE9DA
accent
#A732B4
background
#FBFBFD
surface
#F6F6FB
border
#D0D0D4
text
#111115
muted
#808083