#999DEB#999DEB

#999DEB is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.369; OKLCH L 72.3% C 0.113 H 280.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#999DEB
RGB	rgb(153, 157, 235)
HSL	hsl(237, 67%, 76%)
HSV	hsv(237, 35%, 92%)
CMYK	cmyk(34.9%, 33.2%, 0%, 7.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(67.19, 16.70, -39.70)
CIE-LCH	lch(67.19, 43.06, 292.81°)
OKLab	oklab(72.34% 0.0214 -0.1108)
OKLCH	oklch(72.34% 0.113 280.9)
XYZ	xyz(40.1850, 36.8830, 83.5830)
Luminance	0.3688 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#999DEB #EBE799

analogous

#99C6EB #999DEB #BE99EB

triadic

#999DEB #EB999D #9DEB99

tetradic

#999DEB #EB99C6 #EBE799 #99EBBE

square

#999DEB #EB99C6 #EBE799 #99EBBE

split-complementary

#999DEB #EBBE99 #C6EB99

monochromatic

#333BD7 #666CE1 #999DEB #CCCEF5 #E5E6FA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.51

#999DEB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.38

#999DEB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #999DEB

8.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##999DEB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##999DEB	1.00	2.51	8.38	8.38
#FFFFFF	2.51	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.38	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.38	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#85A7EE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#81A1E9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#83ACB9

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A4A4A4

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #999deb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 157, 235);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(72.3% 0.113 280.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b9b9f1',
    500: '#999deb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #999deb;
$custom-light: #b9b9f1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#999deb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 157,
    "b": 235
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 237.073,
    "s": 67.213,
    "l": 76.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.72343,
    "c": 0.11289,
    "h": 280.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.36884
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#999DEB

secondary

#F1F0DA

accent

#C616CF

background

#FBFBFE

surface

#F6F6FD

border

#D0D0D5

text

#121117

muted

#818085

Preview Lab

Preview with #999DEB

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

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