#999BB6#999BB6

#999BB6 is a light, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.336; OKLCH L 69.7% C 0.039 H 282.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#999BB6
RGB	rgb(153, 155, 182)
HSL	hsl(236, 17%, 66%)
HSV	hsv(236, 16%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(15.9%, 14.8%, 0%, 28.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(64.64, 4.91, -14.21)
CIE-LCH	lch(64.64, 15.03, 289.05°)
OKLab	oklab(69.69% 0.0082 -0.0385)
OKLCH	oklch(69.69% 0.039 282)
XYZ	xyz(33.2998, 33.5920, 48.9764)
Luminance	0.3359 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#999BB6 #B6B499

analogous

#99A9B6 #999BB6 #A599B6

triadic

#999BB6 #B6999B #9BB699

tetradic

#999BB6 #B699A9 #B6B499 #99B6A5

square

#999BB6 #B699A9 #B6B499 #99B6A5

split-complementary

#999BB6 #B6A599 #A9B699

monochromatic

#595B7C #75789C #999BB6 #BDBED0 #E0E1E9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.72

#999BB6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

7.72

#999BB6 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #999BB6

7.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##999BB6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##999BB6	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)

#949EB7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#939CB5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#93A0A4

Achromatopsia (no color)

#9D9D9D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #999bb6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 155, 182);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(69.7% 0.039 282.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b7b8cc',
    500: '#999bb6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #999bb6;
$custom-light: #b7b8cc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#999bb6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 155,
    "b": 182
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 235.862,
    "s": 16.571,
    "l": 65.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.69694,
    "c": 0.03941,
    "h": 282
  },
  "luminance": 0.33592
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#999BB6

secondary

#DADAD1

accent

#954B9B

background

#FBFBFC

surface

#F6F6F8

border

#D0D0D1

text

#111113

muted

#808082

Preview Lab

Preview with #999BB6

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

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