#999ABE#999ABE

#999ABE is a light, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.336; OKLCH L 69.8% C 0.052 H 283.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#999ABE
RGB	rgb(153, 154, 190)
HSL	hsl(238, 22%, 67%)
HSV	hsv(238, 19%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(19.5%, 18.9%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(64.64, 7.28, -18.68)
CIE-LCH	lch(64.64, 20.05, 291.28°)
OKLab	oklab(69.79% 0.0124 -0.051)
OKLCH	oklch(69.79% 0.052 283.7)
XYZ	xyz(33.9845, 33.6007, 53.4003)
Luminance	0.3360 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#999ABE #BEBD99

analogous

#99ADBE #999ABE #AB99BE

triadic

#999ABE #BE999A #9ABE99

tetradic

#999ABE #BE99AD #BEBD99 #99BEAB

square

#999ABE #BE99AD #BEBD99 #99BEAB

split-complementary

#999ABE #BEAB99 #ADBE99

monochromatic

#565787 #7475A6 #999ABE #BEBFD6 #E4E4EE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.72

#999ABE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

7.72

#999ABE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #999ABE

7.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##999ABE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##999ABE	1.00	2.72	7.72	7.72
#FFFFFF	2.72	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	7.72	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	7.72	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#919EC0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#909CBD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#91A0A6

Achromatopsia (no color)

#9D9D9D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #999abe;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 154, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(69.8% 0.052 283.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b7b7d1',
    500: '#999abe',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #999abe;
$custom-light: #b7b7d1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#999abe",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 154,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 238.378,
    "s": 22.156,
    "l": 67.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.6979,
    "c": 0.05248,
    "h": 283.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.33601
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#999ABE

secondary

#DFDFD4

accent

#9E45A1

background

#FBFBFC

surface

#F6F6F9

border

#D0D0D2

text

#111114

muted

#808082

Preview Lab

Preview with #999ABE

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

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