#999BEB#999BEB

#999BEB is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.362; OKLCH L 72.0% C 0.116 H 282.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#999BEB
RGB	rgb(153, 155, 235)
HSL	hsl(239, 67%, 76%)
HSV	hsv(239, 35%, 92%)
CMYK	cmyk(34.9%, 34%, 0%, 7.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(66.68, 17.84, -40.49)
CIE-LCH	lch(66.68, 44.24, 293.78°)
OKLab	oklab(71.95% 0.024 -0.1131)
OKLCH	oklch(71.95% 0.116 282)
XYZ	xyz(39.8494, 36.2118, 83.4711)
Luminance	0.3621 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#999BEB #EBE999

analogous

#99C4EB #999BEB #C099EB

triadic

#999BEB #EB999B #9BEB99

tetradic

#999BEB #EB99C4 #EBE999 #99EBC0

square

#999BEB #EB99C4 #EBE999 #99EBC0

split-complementary

#999BEB #EBC099 #C4EB99

monochromatic

#3337D7 #6669E1 #999BEB #CCCDF5 #E5E6FA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.55

#999BEB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.24

#999BEB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #999BEB

8.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##999BEB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##999BEB	1.00	2.55	8.24	8.24
#FFFFFF	2.55	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.24	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.24	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#82A5EE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7E9FE9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#83AAB8

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A2A2A2

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #999beb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 155, 235);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(72.0% 0.116 282.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b9b8f1',
    500: '#999beb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #999beb;
$custom-light: #b9b8f1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#999beb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 155,
    "b": 235
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 238.537,
    "s": 67.213,
    "l": 76.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.71953,
    "c": 0.11566,
    "h": 282
  },
  "luminance": 0.36213
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#999BEB

secondary

#F1F1DA

accent

#CB16CF

background

#FBFBFE

surface

#F6F6FD

border

#D0D0D5

text

#121117

muted

#818085

Preview Lab

Preview with #999BEB

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

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