#969CDC#969CDC
#969CDC is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.354; OKLCH L 71.2% C 0.093 H 279.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #969CDC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(150, 156, 220) |
| HSL | hsl(235, 50%, 73%) |
| HSV | hsv(235, 32%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(31.8%, 29.1%, 0%, 13.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.08, 12.54, -33.18) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.08, 35.47, 290.70°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.22% 0.0156 -0.0921) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.22% 0.093 279.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.3809, 35.4271, 72.5649) |
| Luminance | 0.3543 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Periwinkle Blue
#8F99FB
ΔE00 5.58
Perrywinkle
#8F8CE7
ΔE00 5.60
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 7.85
Lavender Blue
#8B88F8
ΔE00 8.07
Periwinkle (survey)
#8E82FE
ΔE00 9.88
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 10.46
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#969CDC #DCD696
analogous
#96BFDC #969CDC #B396DC
triadic
#969CDC #DC969C #9CDC96
tetradic
#969CDC #DC96BF #DCD696 #96DCB3
square
#969CDC #DC96BF #DCD696 #96DCB3
split-complementary
#969CDC #DCB396 #BFDC96
monochromatic
#3E49BA #6871CD #969CDC #C4C7EB #E8E9F7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.60
#969CDC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.09
#969CDC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #969CDC
8.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##969CDC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##969CDC | 1.00 | 2.60 | 8.09 | 8.09 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.60 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#89A3DF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#859EDA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#84A8B3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A1A1A1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #969cdc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(150, 156, 220); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.2% 0.093 279.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b6b9e7',
500: '#969cdc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #969cdc; $custom-light: #b6b9e7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#969cdc",
"rgb": {
"r": 150,
"g": 156,
"b": 220
},
"hsl": {
"h": 234.857,
"s": 50,
"l": 72.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71224,
"c": 0.09345,
"h": 279.6
},
"luminance": 0.35428
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#969CDC
secondary
#EEEDDD
accent
#B128BD
background
#FBFBFE
surface
#F6F6FC
border
#D0D0D5
text
#111116
muted
#808084