#96A4CE#96A4CE

#96A4CE is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.375; OKLCH L 72.3% C 0.063 H 270.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#96A4CE
RGB	rgb(150, 164, 206)
HSL	hsl(225, 36%, 70%)
HSV	hsv(225, 27%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(27.2%, 20.4%, 0%, 19.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(67.64, 4.52, -23.03)
CIE-LCH	lch(67.64, 23.47, 281.11°)
OKLab	oklab(72.26% 0.0004 -0.0633)
OKLCH	oklch(72.26% 0.063 270.4)
XYZ	xyz(36.9907, 37.4901, 63.6679)
Luminance	0.3749 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#96A4CE #CEC096

analogous

#96C0CE #96A4CE #A496CE

triadic

#96A4CE #CE96A4 #A4CE96

tetradic

#96A4CE #CE96C0 #CEC096 #96CEA4

square

#96A4CE #CE96C0 #CEC096 #96CEA4

split-complementary

#96A4CE #CEA496 #C0CE96

monochromatic

#4A609F #6C80BB #96A4CE #C0C8E1 #E9ECF5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.47

#96A4CE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.50

#96A4CE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #96A4CE

8.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##96A4CE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##96A4CE	1.00	2.47	8.50	8.50
#FFFFFF	2.47	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.50	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.50	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#97A7D0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#93A3CD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#87ACB2

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A5A5A5

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #96a4ce;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(150, 164, 206);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(72.3% 0.063 270.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b6bedd',
    500: '#96a4ce',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #96a4ce;
$custom-light: #b6bedd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#96a4ce",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 150,
    "g": 164,
    "b": 206
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 225,
    "s": 36.364,
    "l": 69.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.72261,
    "c": 0.0633,
    "h": 270.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.37491
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#96A4CE

secondary

#E8E4D8

accent

#9136AF

background

#FBFBFD

surface

#F6F6FB

border

#D0D0D4

text

#111215

muted

#808183

Preview Lab

Preview with #96A4CE

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

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