#999BE5#999BE5

#999BE5 is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.359; OKLCH L 71.7% C 0.107 H 282.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#999BE5
RGB	rgb(153, 155, 229)
HSL	hsl(238, 59%, 75%)
HSV	hsv(238, 33%, 90%)
CMYK	cmyk(33.2%, 32.3%, 0%, 10.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(66.42, 16.27, -37.60)
CIE-LCH	lch(66.42, 40.97, 293.40°)
OKLab	oklab(71.67% 0.0226 -0.1048)
OKLCH	oklch(71.67% 0.107 282.1)
XYZ	xyz(38.9972, 35.8709, 78.9826)
Luminance	0.3587 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#999BE5 #E5E399

analogous

#99C1E5 #999BE5 #BD99E5

triadic

#999BE5 #E5999B #9BE599

tetradic

#999BE5 #E599C1 #E5E399 #99E5BD

square

#999BE5 #E599C1 #E5E399 #99E5BD

split-complementary

#999BE5 #E5BD99 #C1E599

monochromatic

#373BCC #686BD9 #999BE5 #CACBF1 #E7E7F9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.57

#999BE5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.17

#999BE5 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #999BE5

8.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##999BE5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##999BE5	1.00	2.57	8.17	8.17
#FFFFFF	2.57	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.17	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.17	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#85A4E8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#819FE3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#85A9B6

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A1A1A1

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #999be5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 155, 229);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(71.7% 0.107 282.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b9b8ed',
    500: '#999be5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #999be5;
$custom-light: #b9b8ed;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#999be5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 155,
    "b": 229
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 238.421,
    "s": 59.375,
    "l": 74.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.71667,
    "c": 0.10719,
    "h": 282.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.35872
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#999BE5

secondary

#F0F0DB

accent

#C31EC7

background

#FBFBFE

surface

#F6F6FD

border

#D0D0D5

text

#121116

muted

#818084

Preview Lab

Preview with #999BE5

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

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