#999BB0#999BB0

#999BB0 is a light, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.334; OKLCH L 69.5% C 0.031 H 281.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#999BB0
RGB	rgb(153, 155, 176)
HSL	hsl(235, 13%, 65%)
HSV	hsv(235, 13%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(13.1%, 11.9%, 0%, 31%)
CIE-LAB	lab(64.44, 3.59, -11.14)
CIE-LCH	lch(64.44, 11.70, 287.88°)
OKLab	oklab(69.48% 0.006 -0.0301)
OKLCH	oklch(69.48% 0.031 281.2)
XYZ	xyz(32.6930, 33.3493, 45.7805)
Luminance	0.3335 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#999BB0 #B0AE99

analogous

#99A7B0 #999BB0 #A399B0

triadic

#999BB0 #B0999B #9BB099

tetradic

#999BB0 #B099A7 #B0AE99 #99B0A3

square

#999BB0 #B099A7 #B0AE99 #99B0A3

split-complementary

#999BB0 #B0A399 #A7B099

monochromatic

#5A5C74 #777995 #999BB0 #BBBDCB #DEDFE5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.74

#999BB0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

7.67

#999BB0 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #999BB0

7.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##999BB0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##999BB0	1.00	2.74	7.67	7.67
#FFFFFF	2.74	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	7.67	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	7.67	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#969DB1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#959CAF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#949EA2

Achromatopsia (no color)

#9C9C9C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #999bb0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 155, 176);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(69.5% 0.031 281.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b7b8c7',
    500: '#999bb0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #999bb0;
$custom-light: #b7b8c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#999bb0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 155,
    "b": 176
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 234.783,
    "s": 12.707,
    "l": 64.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.69477,
    "c": 0.03067,
    "h": 281.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.3335
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#999BB0

secondary

#D6D6CE

accent

#914F97

background

#FBFBFC

surface

#F6F6F8

border

#D0D0D1

text

#111113

muted

#808082

Preview Lab

Preview with #999BB0

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

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