#9799BF#9799BF
#9799BF is a light, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.331; OKLCH L 69.5% C 0.056 H 282.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9799BF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(151, 153, 191) |
| HSL | hsl(237, 24%, 67%) |
| HSV | hsv(237, 21%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(20.9%, 19.9%, 0%, 25.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.26, 7.43, -19.84) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.26, 21.18, 290.54°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.46% 0.012 -0.0542) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.46% 0.056 282.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.5554, 33.1228, 53.9056) |
| Luminance | 0.3312 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 8.21
Perrywinkle
#8F8CE7
ΔE00 10.35
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 10.83
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 11.42
Periwinkle Blue
#8F99FB
ΔE00 11.79
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 12.51
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9799BF #BFBD97
analogous
#97ADBF #9799BF #A997BF
triadic
#9799BF #BF9799 #99BF97
tetradic
#9799BF #BF97AD #BFBD97 #97BFA9
square
#9799BF #BF97AD #BFBD97 #97BFA9
split-complementary
#9799BF #BFA997 #ADBF97
monochromatic
#545688 #7174A8 #9799BF #BDBED6 #E3E3EE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.75
#9799BF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.62
#9799BF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #9799BF
7.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9799BF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9799BF | 1.00 | 2.75 | 7.62 | 7.62 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.75 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8F9DC1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8E9BBE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#8EA0A6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9C9C9C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9799bf; /* rgb */ color: rgb(151, 153, 191); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.5% 0.056 282.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b6b7d2',
500: '#9799bf',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9799bf; $custom-light: #b6b7d2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9799bf",
"rgb": {
"r": 151,
"g": 153,
"b": 191
},
"hsl": {
"h": 237,
"s": 23.81,
"l": 67.059
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69464,
"c": 0.05556,
"h": 282.5
},
"luminance": 0.33123
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9799BF
secondary
#DFDFD3
accent
#9E43A2
background
#FBFBFC
surface
#F6F6F9
border
#D0D0D2
text
#111114
muted
#808082