#9999CE#9999CE
#9999CE is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.340; OKLCH L 70.2% C 0.077 H 284.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9999CE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(153, 153, 206) |
| HSL | hsl(240, 35%, 70%) |
| HSV | hsv(240, 26%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(25.7%, 25.7%, 0%, 19.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.97, 11.63, -27.11) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.97, 29.50, 293.22°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.24% 0.019 -0.0748) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.24% 0.077 284.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.6659, 34.0103, 63.0661) |
| Luminance | 0.3401 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 6.21
Perrywinkle
#8F8CE7
ΔE00 7.38
Periwinkle Blue
#8F99FB
ΔE00 8.85
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 9.26
Lavender Blue
#8B88F8
ΔE00 10.23
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 10.48
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9999CE #CECE99
analogous
#99B3CE #9999CE #B399CE
triadic
#9999CE #CE9999 #99CE99
tetradic
#9999CE #CE99B3 #CECE99 #99CEB3
square
#9999CE #CE99B3 #CECE99 #99CEB3
split-complementary
#9999CE #CEB399 #B3CE99
monochromatic
#4D4DA0 #7070BA #9999CE #C2C2E2 #EAEAF5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.69
#9999CE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.80
#9999CE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #9999CE
7.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9999CE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9999CE | 1.00 | 2.69 | 7.80 | 7.80 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.69 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.80 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.80 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8B9FD0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#899CCD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#8DA2AB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9E9E9E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9999ce; /* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 153, 206); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.2% 0.077 284.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b8b7dd',
500: '#9999ce',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9999ce; $custom-light: #b8b7dd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9999ce",
"rgb": {
"r": 153,
"g": 153,
"b": 206
},
"hsl": {
"h": 240,
"s": 35.099,
"l": 70.392
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70238,
"c": 0.07713,
"h": 284.2
},
"luminance": 0.34011
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9999CE
secondary
#E9E9DA
accent
#AE38AE
background
#FBFBFD
surface
#F6F6FB
border
#D0D0D4
text
#111115
muted
#808083