#9899EB#9899EB
#9899EB is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.355; OKLCH L 71.5% C 0.119 H 282.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9899EB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(152, 153, 235) |
| HSL | hsl(239, 67%, 76%) |
| HSV | hsv(239, 35%, 92%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(35.3%, 34.9%, 0%, 7.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.10, 18.71, -41.40) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.10, 45.43, 294.32°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.49% 0.0255 -0.1158) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.49% 0.119 282.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.3313, 35.4547, 83.3523) |
| Luminance | 0.3546 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Periwinkle Blue
#8F99FB
ΔE00 3.53
Perrywinkle
#8F8CE7
ΔE00 3.80
Lavender Blue
#8B88F8
ΔE00 5.82
Periwinkle (survey)
#8E82FE
ΔE00 7.60
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 8.49
Soft Blue
#6488EA
ΔE00 10.16
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9899EB #EBEA98
analogous
#98C2EB #9899EB #C098EB
triadic
#9899EB #EB9899 #99EB98
tetradic
#9899EB #EB98C2 #EBEA98 #98EBC0
square
#9899EB #EB98C2 #EBEA98 #98EBC0
split-complementary
#9899EB #EBC098 #C2EB98
monochromatic
#3233D7 #6566E1 #9899EB #CBCCF5 #E5E6FA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.60
#9899EB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.09
#9899EB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #9899EB
8.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9899EB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9899EB | 1.00 | 2.60 | 8.09 | 8.09 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.60 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7FA4EE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7C9EE9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#81A9B7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A1A1A1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9899eb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(152, 153, 235); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.5% 0.119 282.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b9b7f2',
500: '#9899eb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9899eb; $custom-light: #b9b7f2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9899eb",
"rgb": {
"r": 152,
"g": 153,
"b": 235
},
"hsl": {
"h": 239.277,
"s": 67.48,
"l": 75.882
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71488,
"c": 0.11858,
"h": 282.4
},
"luminance": 0.35456
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9899EB
secondary
#F2F1D9
accent
#CD16CF
background
#FBFBFE
surface
#F6F6FD
border
#D0D0D5
text
#121117
muted
#818085