#999DC6#999DC6
#999DC6 is a light, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.350; OKLCH L 70.7% C 0.060 H 280.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #999DC6 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(153, 157, 198) |
| HSL | hsl(235, 28%, 69%) |
| HSV | hsv(235, 23%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(22.7%, 20.7%, 0%, 22.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.72, 7.45, -21.51) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.72, 22.76, 289.10°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.72% 0.0108 -0.0589) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.72% 0.06 280.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.3843, 34.9628, 58.2994) |
| Luminance | 0.3496 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 7.71
Perrywinkle
#8F8CE7
ΔE00 9.64
Periwinkle Blue
#8F99FB
ΔE00 10.52
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 10.91
Light Periwinkle
#C1C6FC
ΔE00 11.79
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 11.92
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#999DC6 #C6C299
analogous
#99B4C6 #999DC6 #AC99C6
triadic
#999DC6 #C6999D #9DC699
tetradic
#999DC6 #C699B4 #C6C299 #99C6AC
square
#999DC6 #C699B4 #C6C299 #99C6AC
split-complementary
#999DC6 #C6AC99 #B4C699
monochromatic
#525893 #7277B0 #999DC6 #C0C3DC #E8E8F2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.63
#999DC6 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.99
#999DC6 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #999DC6
7.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##999DC6 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##999DC6 | 1.00 | 2.63 | 7.99 | 7.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.63 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#92A1C8
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#909EC5
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#8FA4AB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A0A0A0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #999dc6; /* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 157, 198); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.7% 0.060 280.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b7b9d7',
500: '#999dc6',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #999dc6; $custom-light: #b7b9d7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#999dc6",
"rgb": {
"r": 153,
"g": 157,
"b": 198
},
"hsl": {
"h": 234.667,
"s": 28.302,
"l": 68.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70721,
"c": 0.05992,
"h": 280.4
},
"luminance": 0.34963
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#999DC6
secondary
#E4E3D7
accent
#9E3FA7
background
#FBFBFD
surface
#F6F6FA
border
#D0D0D3
text
#111114
muted
#808083