#999BFA#999BFA
#999BFA is a light, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.371; OKLCH L 72.7% C 0.137 H 281.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #999BFA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(153, 155, 250) |
| HSL | hsl(239, 91%, 79%) |
| HSV | hsv(239, 39%, 98%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(38.8%, 38%, 0%, 2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.36, 21.84, -47.63) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.36, 52.40, 294.63°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.7% 0.0273 -0.1338) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.7% 0.137 281.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.1086, 37.1155, 95.3693) |
| Luminance | 0.3712 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Periwinkle Blue
#8F99FB
ΔE00 2.08
Perrywinkle
#8F8CE7
ΔE00 4.70
Lavender Blue
#8B88F8
ΔE00 5.47
Periwinkle (survey)
#8E82FE
ΔE00 7.18
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 10.00
Soft Blue
#6488EA
ΔE00 10.03
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#999BFA #FAF899
analogous
#99CCFA #999BFA #C899FA
triadic
#999BFA #FA999B #9BFA99
tetradic
#999BFA #FA99CC #FAF899 #99FAC8
square
#999BFA #FA99CC #FAF899 #99FAC8
split-complementary
#999BFA #FAC899 #CCFA99
monochromatic
#2429F4 #5F62F7 #999BFA #D3D4FD #E2E2FE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.49
#999BFA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.42
#999BFA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #999BFA
8.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##999BFA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##999BFA | 1.00 | 2.49 | 8.42 | 8.42 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.49 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.42 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.42 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7BA8FE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#76A1F8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#7DAEBF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A4A4A4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #999bfa; /* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 155, 250); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.7% 0.137 281.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bab8fc',
500: '#999bfa',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #999bfa; $custom-light: #bab8fc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#999bfa",
"rgb": {
"r": 153,
"g": 155,
"b": 250
},
"hsl": {
"h": 238.763,
"s": 90.654,
"l": 79.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.727,
"c": 0.13659,
"h": 281.5
},
"luminance": 0.37117
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#999BFA
secondary
#F6F5D5
accent
#E100E6
background
#FBFBFF
surface
#F7F6FF
border
#D0D0D7
text
#121117
muted
#818085