#999DCA#999DCA
#999DCA is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.352; OKLCH L 70.9% C 0.066 H 280.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #999DCA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(153, 157, 202) |
| HSL | hsl(235, 32%, 70%) |
| HSV | hsv(235, 24%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(24.3%, 22.3%, 0%, 20.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.86, 8.40, -23.51) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.86, 24.97, 289.66°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.88% 0.0121 -0.0646) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.88% 0.066 280.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.8518, 35.1497, 60.7613) |
| Luminance | 0.3515 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 7.25
Perrywinkle
#8F8CE7
ΔE00 8.84
Periwinkle Blue
#8F99FB
ΔE00 9.65
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 10.60
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 11.47
Light Periwinkle
#C1C6FC
ΔE00 11.49
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#999DCA #CAC699
analogous
#99B6CA #999DCA #AE99CA
triadic
#999DCA #CA999D #9DCA99
tetradic
#999DCA #CA99B6 #CAC699 #99CAAE
square
#999DCA #CA99B6 #CAC699 #99CAAE
split-complementary
#999DCA #CAAE99 #B6CA99
monochromatic
#505699 #7176B5 #999DCA #C1C4DF #EAEAF4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.62
#999DCA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.03
#999DCA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #999DCA
8.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##999DCA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##999DCA | 1.00 | 2.62 | 8.03 | 8.03 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.62 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.03 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.03 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#91A2CC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8E9EC9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#8EA5AC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A0A0A0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #999dca; /* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 157, 202); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.9% 0.066 280.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b8b9da',
500: '#999dca',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #999dca; $custom-light: #b8b9da; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#999dca",
"rgb": {
"r": 153,
"g": 157,
"b": 202
},
"hsl": {
"h": 235.102,
"s": 31.613,
"l": 69.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70882,
"c": 0.0657,
"h": 280.6
},
"luminance": 0.35151
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#999DCA
secondary
#E6E5D8
accent
#A13BAA
background
#FBFBFD
surface
#F6F6FA
border
#D0D0D3
text
#111114
muted
#808083