#999DFF#999DFF
#999DFF is a light, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.381; OKLCH L 73.3% C 0.141 H 280.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #999DFF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(153, 157, 255) |
| HSL | hsl(238, 100%, 80%) |
| HSV | hsv(238, 40%, 100%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(40%, 38.4%, 0%, 0%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.10, 22.06, -49.19) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.10, 53.91, 294.15°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.34% 0.0258 -0.1384) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.34% 0.141 280.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(43.2386, 38.1045, 99.6650) |
| Luminance | 0.3811 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Periwinkle Blue
#8F99FB
ΔE00 1.95
Perrywinkle
#8F8CE7
ΔE00 5.49
Lavender Blue
#8B88F8
ΔE00 5.92
Periwinkle (survey)
#8E82FE
ΔE00 7.61
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 9.39
Cornflowerblue
#6495ED
ΔE00 10.05
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#999DFF #FFFB99
analogous
#99D0FF #999DFF #C899FF
triadic
#999DFF #FF999D #9DFF99
tetradic
#999DFF #FF99D0 #FFFB99 #99FFC8
square
#999DFF #FF99D0 #FFFB99 #99FFC8
split-complementary
#999DFF #FFC899 #D0FF99
monochromatic
#1F27FF #5C62FF #999DFF #D6D8FF #E0E2FF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.44
#999DFF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.62
#999DFF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #999DFF
8.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##999DFF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##999DFF | 1.00 | 2.44 | 8.62 | 8.62 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.44 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7BAAFF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#75A2FD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#7AB0C2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A6A6A6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #999dff; /* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 157, 255); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.3% 0.141 280.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bbb9ff',
500: '#999dff',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #999dff; $custom-light: #bbb9ff; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#999dff",
"rgb": {
"r": 153,
"g": 157,
"b": 255
},
"hsl": {
"h": 237.647,
"s": 100,
"l": 80
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73339,
"c": 0.14077,
"h": 280.5
},
"luminance": 0.38106
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#999DFF
secondary
#F7F6D4
accent
#DC00E6
background
#FBFBFF
surface
#F7F6FF
border
#D0D0D7
text
#121118
muted
#818086