#9799CB#9799CB
#9799CB is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.337; OKLCH L 70.0% C 0.073 H 282.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9799CB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(151, 153, 203) |
| HSL | hsl(238, 33%, 69%) |
| HSV | hsv(238, 26%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(25.6%, 24.6%, 0%, 20.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.70, 10.29, -25.87) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.70, 27.84, 291.70°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.95% 0.0159 -0.0712) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.95% 0.073 282.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.9305, 33.6728, 61.1475) |
| Luminance | 0.3367 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 6.84
Perrywinkle
#8F8CE7
ΔE00 7.69
Periwinkle Blue
#8F99FB
ΔE00 9.08
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 9.86
Lavender Blue
#8B88F8
ΔE00 10.50
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 11.14
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9799CB #CBC997
analogous
#97B3CB #9799CB #AF97CB
triadic
#9799CB #CB9799 #99CB97
tetradic
#9799CB #CB97B3 #CBC997 #97CBAF
square
#9799CB #CB97B3 #CBC997 #97CBAF
split-complementary
#9799CB #CBAF97 #B3CB97
monochromatic
#4D509A #6E71B7 #9799CB #C0C1DF #E9E9F4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.72
#9799CB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.73
#9799CB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #9799CB
7.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9799CB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9799CB | 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)
#8B9FCD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#899BCA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#8BA2AA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9D9D9D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9799cb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(151, 153, 203); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.0% 0.073 282.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b6b7db',
500: '#9799cb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9799cb; $custom-light: #b6b7db; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9799cb",
"rgb": {
"r": 151,
"g": 153,
"b": 203
},
"hsl": {
"h": 237.692,
"s": 33.333,
"l": 69.412
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69953,
"c": 0.07299,
"h": 282.5
},
"luminance": 0.33674
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9799CB
secondary
#E6E6D7
accent
#A839AC
background
#FBFBFD
surface
#F6F6FB
border
#D0D0D4
text
#111115
muted
#808083