#9899CD#9899CD
#9899CD is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.339; OKLCH L 70.1% C 0.076 H 283.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9899CD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(152, 153, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(239, 35%, 70%) |
| HSV | hsv(239, 26%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(25.9%, 25.4%, 0%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.86, 11.08, -26.74) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.86, 28.94, 292.51°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.12% 0.0176 -0.0737) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.12% 0.076 283.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.3568, 33.8649, 62.4195) |
| Luminance | 0.3387 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 6.50
Perrywinkle
#8F8CE7
ΔE00 7.43
Periwinkle Blue
#8F99FB
ΔE00 8.86
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 9.54
Lavender Blue
#8B88F8
ΔE00 10.27
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 10.77
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9899CD #CDCC98
analogous
#98B3CD #9899CD #B298CD
triadic
#9899CD #CD9899 #99CD98
tetradic
#9899CD #CD98B3 #CDCC98 #98CDB2
square
#9899CD #CD98B3 #CDCC98 #98CDB2
split-complementary
#9899CD #CDB298 #B3CD98
monochromatic
#4D4E9E #6F70B9 #9899CD #C1C2E1 #EAEBF5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.70
#9899CD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.77
#9899CD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #9899CD
7.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9899CD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9899CD | 1.00 | 2.70 | 7.77 | 7.77 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.70 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.77 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.77 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8B9FCF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#899CCC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#8CA2AB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9D9D9D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9899cd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(152, 153, 205); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.1% 0.076 283.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b7b7dc',
500: '#9899cd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9899cd; $custom-light: #b7b7dc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9899cd",
"rgb": {
"r": 152,
"g": 153,
"b": 205
},
"hsl": {
"h": 238.868,
"s": 34.641,
"l": 70
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70116,
"c": 0.07578,
"h": 283.4
},
"luminance": 0.33866
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9899CD
secondary
#E8E8D9
accent
#AB38AD
background
#FBFBFD
surface
#F6F6FB
border
#D0D0D4
text
#111115
muted
#808083