#999DCB#999DCB

#999DCB is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.352; OKLCH L 70.9% C 0.067 H 280.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#999DCB
RGB	rgb(153, 157, 203)
HSL	hsl(235, 32%, 70%)
HSV	hsv(235, 25%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(24.6%, 22.7%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(65.90, 8.64, -24.01)
CIE-LCH	lch(65.90, 25.52, 289.79°)
OKLab	oklab(70.92% 0.0124 -0.066)
OKLCH	oklch(70.92% 0.067 280.7)
XYZ	xyz(35.9706, 35.1973, 61.3869)
Luminance	0.3520 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#999DCB #CBC799

analogous

#99B6CB #999DCB #AE99CB

triadic

#999DCB #CB999D #9DCB99

tetradic

#999DCB #CB99B6 #CBC799 #99CBAE

square

#999DCB #CB99B6 #CBC799 #99CBAE

split-complementary

#999DCB #CBAE99 #B6CB99

monochromatic

#4F559B #7076B6 #999DCB #C2C4E0 #EAEBF4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.61

#999DCB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.04

#999DCB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #999DCB

8.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##999DCB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##999DCB	1.00	2.61	8.04	8.04
#FFFFFF	2.61	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.04	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.04	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#91A2CD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8E9ECA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8DA5AD

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A0A0A0

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #999dcb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 157, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(70.9% 0.067 280.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b8b9db',
    500: '#999dcb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #999dcb;
$custom-light: #b8b9db;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#999dcb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 157,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 235.2,
    "s": 32.468,
    "l": 69.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.70923,
    "c": 0.06716,
    "h": 280.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.35198
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#999DCB

secondary

#E7E6D9

accent

#A23AAB

background

#FBFBFD

surface

#F6F6FA

border

#D0D0D3

text

#111115

muted

#808083

Preview Lab

Preview with #999DCB

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

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