#999DED#999DED

#999DED is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.370; OKLCH L 72.4% C 0.116 H 280.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#999DED
RGB	rgb(153, 157, 237)
HSL	hsl(237, 70%, 76%)
HSV	hsv(237, 35%, 93%)
CMYK	cmyk(35.4%, 33.8%, 0%, 7.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(67.28, 17.22, -40.66)
CIE-LCH	lch(67.28, 44.15, 292.96°)
OKLab	oklab(72.44% 0.0219 -0.1136)
OKLCH	oklch(72.44% 0.116 280.9)
XYZ	xyz(40.4756, 36.9993, 85.1133)
Luminance	0.3700 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#999DED #EDE999

analogous

#99C7ED #999DED #BF99ED

triadic

#999DED #ED999D #9DED99

tetradic

#999DED #ED99C7 #EDE999 #99EDBF

square

#999DED #ED99C7 #EDE999 #99EDBF

split-complementary

#999DED #EDBF99 #C7ED99

monochromatic

#3139DB #656BE4 #999DED #CDCFF6 #E5E6FA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.50

#999DED on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.40

#999DED on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #999DED

8.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##999DED	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##999DED	1.00	2.50	8.40	8.40
#FFFFFF	2.50	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.40	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.40	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#84A7F0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#80A1EB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#82ACBA

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A4A4A4

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #999ded;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 157, 237);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(72.4% 0.116 280.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b9b9f3',
    500: '#999ded',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #999ded;
$custom-light: #b9b9f3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#999ded",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 157,
    "b": 237
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 237.143,
    "s": 70,
    "l": 76.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.72439,
    "c": 0.11571,
    "h": 280.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.37001
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#999DED

secondary

#F2F1D9

accent

#C914D2

background

#FBFBFE

surface

#F6F6FD

border

#D0D0D5

text

#121117

muted

#818085

Preview Lab

Preview with #999DED

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

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