#9999CB#9999CB

#9999CB is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.339; OKLCH L 70.1% C 0.073 H 284.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9999CB
RGB	rgb(153, 153, 203)
HSL	hsl(240, 32%, 70%)
HSV	hsv(240, 25%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(24.6%, 24.6%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(64.86, 10.90, -25.62)
CIE-LCH	lch(64.86, 27.84, 293.06°)
OKLab	oklab(70.11% 0.0181 -0.0705)
OKLCH	oklch(70.11% 0.073 284.4)
XYZ	xyz(35.3049, 33.8659, 61.1650)
Luminance	0.3387 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9999CB #CBCB99

analogous

#99B2CB #9999CB #B299CB

triadic

#9999CB #CB9999 #99CB99

tetradic

#9999CB #CB99B2 #CBCB99 #99CBB2

square

#9999CB #CB99B2 #CBCB99 #99CBB2

split-complementary

#9999CB #CBB299 #B2CB99

monochromatic

#4F4F9B #7070B6 #9999CB #C2C2E0 #EAEAF4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.70

#9999CB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

7.77

#9999CB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #9999CB

7.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9999CB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##9999CB	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)

#8C9FCD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8A9CCA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8EA2AA

Achromatopsia (no color)

#9D9D9D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9999cb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 153, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(70.1% 0.073 284.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b8b7db',
    500: '#9999cb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9999cb;
$custom-light: #b8b7db;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9999cb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 153,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 240,
    "s": 32.468,
    "l": 69.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.70111,
    "c": 0.0728,
    "h": 284.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.33867
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9999CB

secondary

#E7E7D9

accent

#AB3AAB

background

#FBFBFD

surface

#F6F6FB

border

#D0D0D4

text

#111115

muted

#808083

Preview Lab

Preview with #9999CB

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

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