#999BCD#999BCD

#999BCD is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.346; OKLCH L 70.6% C 0.073 H 282.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#999BCD
RGB	rgb(153, 155, 205)
HSL	hsl(238, 34%, 70%)
HSV	hsv(238, 25%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(25.4%, 24.4%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(65.45, 10.25, -25.81)
CIE-LCH	lch(65.45, 27.77, 291.66°)
OKLab	oklab(70.6% 0.0159 -0.0711)
OKLCH	oklch(70.6% 0.073 282.6)
XYZ	xyz(35.8749, 34.6220, 62.5384)
Luminance	0.3462 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#999BCD #CDCB99

analogous

#99B5CD #999BCD #B199CD

triadic

#999BCD #CD999B #9BCD99

tetradic

#999BCD #CD99B5 #CDCB99 #99CDB1

square

#999BCD #CD99B5 #CDCB99 #99CDB1

split-complementary

#999BCD #CDB199 #B5CD99

monochromatic

#4D519E #7073B9 #999BCD #C2C3E1 #EAEBF5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.65

#999BCD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

7.92

#999BCD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #999BCD

7.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##999BCD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##999BCD	1.00	2.65	7.92	7.92
#FFFFFF	2.65	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	7.92	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	7.92	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8EA1CF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8B9DCC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8DA4AC

Achromatopsia (no color)

#9F9F9F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #999bcd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 155, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(70.6% 0.073 282.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b8b8dc',
    500: '#999bcd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #999bcd;
$custom-light: #b8b8dc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#999bcd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 155,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 237.692,
    "s": 34.211,
    "l": 70.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.70599,
    "c": 0.07283,
    "h": 282.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.34623
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#999BCD

secondary

#E8E8DA

accent

#A938AD

background

#FBFBFD

surface

#F6F6FB

border

#D0D0D4

text

#111115

muted

#808083

Preview Lab

Preview with #999BCD

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

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