#9799EB#9799EB

#9799EB is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.354; OKLCH L 71.4% C 0.119 H 281.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9799EB
RGB	rgb(151, 153, 235)
HSL	hsl(239, 68%, 76%)
HSV	hsv(239, 36%, 92%)
CMYK	cmyk(35.7%, 34.9%, 0%, 7.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(66.03, 18.44, -41.52)
CIE-LCH	lch(66.03, 45.44, 293.95°)
OKLab	oklab(71.41% 0.0245 -0.1162)
OKLCH	oklch(71.41% 0.119 281.9)
XYZ	xyz(39.1449, 35.3586, 83.3435)
Luminance	0.3536 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9799EB #EBE997

analogous

#97C3EB #9799EB #BF97EB

triadic

#9799EB #EB9799 #99EB97

tetradic

#9799EB #EB97C3 #EBE997 #97EBBF

square

#9799EB #EB97C3 #EBE997 #97EBBF

split-complementary

#9799EB #EBBF97 #C3EB97

monochromatic

#3034D7 #6467E1 #9799EB #CACBF5 #E5E6FA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.60

#9799EB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.07

#9799EB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #9799EB

8.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9799EB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##9799EB	1.00	2.60	8.07	8.07
#FFFFFF	2.60	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.07	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.07	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7FA3EE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7B9EE9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#80A9B7

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A0A0A0

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9799eb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(151, 153, 235);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(71.4% 0.119 281.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b8b7f2',
    500: '#9799eb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9799eb;
$custom-light: #b8b7f2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9799eb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 151,
    "g": 153,
    "b": 235
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 238.571,
    "s": 67.742,
    "l": 75.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.71412,
    "c": 0.11872,
    "h": 281.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.3536
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9799EB

secondary

#F2F1D9

accent

#CB16D0

background

#FBFBFE

surface

#F6F6FD

border

#D0D0D5

text

#121117

muted

#818085

Preview Lab

Preview with #9799EB

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

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