#9799CA#9799CA
#9799CA is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.336; OKLCH L 69.9% C 0.072 H 282.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9799CA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(151, 153, 202) |
| HSL | hsl(238, 32%, 69%) |
| HSV | hsv(238, 25%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(25.2%, 24.3%, 0%, 20.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.66, 10.05, -25.37) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.66, 27.28, 291.61°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.91% 0.0156 -0.0698) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.91% 0.072 282.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.8117, 33.6253, 60.5219) |
| Luminance | 0.3363 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 6.89
Perrywinkle
#8F8CE7
ΔE00 7.89
Periwinkle Blue
#8F99FB
ΔE00 9.29
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 9.90
Lavender Blue
#8B88F8
ΔE00 10.70
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 11.22
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9799CA #CAC897
analogous
#97B3CA #9799CA #AF97CA
triadic
#9799CA #CA9799 #99CA97
tetradic
#9799CA #CA97B3 #CAC897 #97CAAF
square
#9799CA #CA97B3 #CAC897 #97CAAF
split-complementary
#9799CA #CAAF97 #B3CA97
monochromatic
#4E5199 #6E71B5 #9799CA #C0C1DF #E8E9F3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.72
#9799CA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.73
#9799CA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #9799CA
7.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9799CA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9799CA | 1.00 | 2.72 | 7.73 | 7.73 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.72 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.73 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.73 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8C9FCC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8A9BC9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#8BA2AA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9D9D9D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9799ca; /* rgb */ color: rgb(151, 153, 202); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.9% 0.072 282.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b6b7da',
500: '#9799ca',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9799ca; $custom-light: #b6b7da; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9799ca",
"rgb": {
"r": 151,
"g": 153,
"b": 202
},
"hsl": {
"h": 237.647,
"s": 32.484,
"l": 69.216
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69911,
"c": 0.07155,
"h": 282.6
},
"luminance": 0.33626
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9799CA
secondary
#E6E5D7
accent
#A73AAB
background
#FBFBFD
surface
#F6F6FA
border
#D0D0D3
text
#111114
muted
#808083