#9999CD#9999CD

#9999CD is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.340; OKLCH L 70.2% C 0.076 H 284.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9999CD
RGB	rgb(153, 153, 205)
HSL	hsl(240, 34%, 70%)
HSV	hsv(240, 25%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(25.4%, 25.4%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(64.93, 11.39, -26.61)
CIE-LCH	lch(64.93, 28.95, 293.16°)
OKLab	oklab(70.19% 0.0187 -0.0733)
OKLCH	oklch(70.19% 0.076 284.3)
XYZ	xyz(35.5448, 33.9618, 62.4283)
Luminance	0.3396 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9999CD #CDCD99

analogous

#99B3CD #9999CD #B399CD

triadic

#9999CD #CD9999 #99CD99

tetradic

#9999CD #CD99B3 #CDCD99 #99CDB3

square

#9999CD #CD99B3 #CDCD99 #99CDB3

split-complementary

#9999CD #CDB399 #B3CD99

monochromatic

#4D4D9E #7070B9 #9999CD #C2C2E1 #EAEAF5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.69

#9999CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

7.79

#9999CD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #9999CD

7.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9999CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##9999CD	1.00	2.69	7.79	7.79
#FFFFFF	2.69	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	7.79	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	7.79	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8B9FCF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#899CCC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8DA2AB

Achromatopsia (no color)

#9E9E9E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9999cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 153, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(70.2% 0.076 284.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b8b7dc',
    500: '#9999cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9999cd;
$custom-light: #b8b7dc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9999cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 153,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 240,
    "s": 34.211,
    "l": 70.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.70195,
    "c": 0.07569,
    "h": 284.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.33963
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9999CD

secondary

#E8E8DA

accent

#AD38AD

background

#FBFBFD

surface

#F6F6FB

border

#D0D0D4

text

#111115

muted

#808083

Preview Lab

Preview with #9999CD

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

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