#9999C4#9999C4

#9999C4 is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.335; OKLCH L 69.8% C 0.063 H 284.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9999C4
RGB	rgb(153, 153, 196)
HSL	hsl(240, 27%, 68%)
HSV	hsv(240, 22%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(21.9%, 21.9%, 0%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(64.60, 9.24, -22.11)
CIE-LCH	lch(64.60, 23.96, 292.67°)
OKLab	oklab(69.82% 0.0159 -0.0606)
OKLCH	oklch(69.82% 0.063 284.7)
XYZ	xyz(34.4895, 33.5397, 56.8706)
Luminance	0.3354 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9999C4 #C4C499

analogous

#99AEC4 #9999C4 #AE99C4

triadic

#9999C4 #C49999 #99C499

tetradic

#9999C4 #C499AE #C4C499 #99C4AE

square

#9999C4 #C499AE #C4C499 #99C4AE

split-complementary

#9999C4 #C4AE99 #AEC499

monochromatic

#535390 #7272AE #9999C4 #C0C0DA #E7E7F1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.72

#9999C4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

7.71

#9999C4 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #9999C4

7.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9999C4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##9999C4	1.00	2.72	7.71	7.71
#FFFFFF	2.72	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	7.71	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	7.71	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8E9EC6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8D9BC3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#90A0A8

Achromatopsia (no color)

#9D9D9D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9999c4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 153, 196);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(69.8% 0.063 284.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b7b7d6',
    500: '#9999c4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9999c4;
$custom-light: #b7b7d6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9999c4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 153,
    "b": 196
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 240,
    "s": 26.708,
    "l": 68.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.69823,
    "c": 0.06265,
    "h": 284.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.3354
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9999C4

secondary

#E3E3D6

accent

#A540A5

background

#FBFBFD

surface

#F6F6FA

border

#D0D0D3

text

#111114

muted

#808083

Preview Lab

Preview with #9999C4

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

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