#9999AF#9999AF

#9999AF is a light, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.327; OKLCH L 69.0% C 0.032 H 285.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.53:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9999AF
RGB	rgb(153, 153, 175)
HSL	hsl(240, 12%, 64%)
HSV	hsv(240, 13%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(12.6%, 12.6%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(63.88, 4.50, -11.42)
CIE-LCH	lch(63.88, 12.28, 291.48°)
OKLab	oklab(69.02% 0.0086 -0.0309)
OKLCH	oklch(69.02% 0.032 285.5)
XYZ	xyz(32.2643, 32.6496, 45.1513)
Luminance	0.3265 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9999AF #AFAF99

analogous

#99A4AF #9999AF #A499AF

triadic

#9999AF #AF9999 #99AF99

tetradic

#9999AF #AF99A4 #AFAF99 #99AFA4

square

#9999AF #AF99A4 #AFAF99 #99AFA4

split-complementary

#9999AF #AFA499 #A4AF99

monochromatic

#5A5A73 #777794 #9999AF #BBBBCA #DEDEE5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.79

#9999AF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

7.53

#9999AF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #9999AF

7.53:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9999AF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##9999AF	1.00	2.79	7.53	7.53
#FFFFFF	2.79	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	7.53	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	7.53	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#949BB0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#939AAE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#959DA0

Achromatopsia (no color)

#9B9B9B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9999af;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 153, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(69.0% 0.032 285.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b7b7c6',
    500: '#9999af',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9999af;
$custom-light: #b7b7c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9999af",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 153,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 240,
    "s": 12.088,
    "l": 64.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.69024,
    "c": 0.03203,
    "h": 285.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.3265
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9999AF

secondary

#D6D6CE

accent

#964F96

background

#FBFBFC

surface

#F6F6F8

border

#D0D0D1

text

#111113

muted

#808082

Preview Lab

Preview with #9999AF

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

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