#9999EB#9999EB

#9999EB is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.356; OKLCH L 71.6% C 0.118 H 283.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9999EB
RGB	rgb(153, 153, 235)
HSL	hsl(240, 67%, 76%)
HSV	hsv(240, 35%, 92%)
CMYK	cmyk(34.9%, 34.9%, 0%, 7.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(66.18, 18.98, -41.28)
CIE-LCH	lch(66.18, 45.44, 294.69°)
OKLab	oklab(71.56% 0.0266 -0.1154)
OKLCH	oklch(71.56% 0.118 283)
XYZ	xyz(39.5193, 35.5517, 83.3611)
Luminance	0.3555 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9999EB #EBEB99

analogous

#99C2EB #9999EB #C299EB

triadic

#9999EB #EB9999 #99EB99

tetradic

#9999EB #EB99C2 #EBEB99 #99EBC2

square

#9999EB #EB99C2 #EBEB99 #99EBC2

split-complementary

#9999EB #EBC299 #C2EB99

monochromatic

#3333D7 #6666E1 #9999EB #CCCCF5 #E5E5FA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.59

#9999EB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.11

#9999EB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #9999EB

8.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9999EB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##9999EB	1.00	2.59	8.11	8.11
#FFFFFF	2.59	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.11	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.11	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7FA4EE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7C9EE9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#83A8B7

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A1A1A1

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9999eb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 153, 235);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(71.6% 0.118 283.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b9b7f2',
    500: '#9999eb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9999eb;
$custom-light: #b9b7f2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9999eb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 153,
    "b": 235
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 240,
    "s": 67.213,
    "l": 76.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.71564,
    "c": 0.11846,
    "h": 283
  },
  "luminance": 0.35553
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9999EB

secondary

#F1F1DA

accent

#CF16CF

background

#FBFBFE

surface

#F6F6FD

border

#D0D0D5

text

#121117

muted

#818085

Preview Lab

Preview with #9999EB

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

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