#9999CF#9999CF

#9999CF is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.341; OKLCH L 70.3% C 0.079 H 284.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9999CF
RGB	rgb(153, 153, 207)
HSL	hsl(240, 36%, 71%)
HSV	hsv(240, 26%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(26.1%, 26.1%, 0%, 18.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(65.01, 11.87, -27.61)
CIE-LCH	lch(65.01, 30.05, 293.27°)
OKLab	oklab(70.28% 0.0193 -0.0762)
OKLCH	oklch(70.28% 0.079 284.2)
XYZ	xyz(35.7877, 34.0590, 63.7079)
Luminance	0.3406 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9999CF #CFCF99

analogous

#99B4CF #9999CF #B499CF

triadic

#9999CF #CF9999 #99CF99

tetradic

#9999CF #CF99B4 #CFCF99 #99CFB4

square

#9999CF #CF99B4 #CFCF99 #99CFB4

split-complementary

#9999CF #CFB499 #B4CF99

monochromatic

#4C4CA2 #6F6FBB #9999CF #C3C3E3 #EAEAF5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.69

#9999CF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

7.81

#9999CF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #9999CF

7.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9999CF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##9999CF	1.00	2.69	7.81	7.81
#FFFFFF	2.69	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	7.81	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	7.81	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8A9FD1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#899CCE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8CA2AC

Achromatopsia (no color)

#9E9E9E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9999cf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 153, 207);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(70.3% 0.079 284.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b8b7dd',
    500: '#9999cf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9999cf;
$custom-light: #b8b7dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9999cf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 153,
    "b": 207
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 240,
    "s": 36,
    "l": 70.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.7028,
    "c": 0.07857,
    "h": 284.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.3406
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9999CF

secondary

#E9E9DB

accent

#AF37AF

background

#FBFBFD

surface

#F6F6FB

border

#D0D0D4

text

#111115

muted

#808083

Preview Lab

Preview with #9999CF

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

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