#999EBD#999EBD

#999EBD is a light, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.349; OKLCH L 70.6% C 0.046 H 278.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#999EBD
RGB	rgb(153, 158, 189)
HSL	hsl(232, 21%, 67%)
HSV	hsv(232, 19%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(19%, 16.4%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(65.67, 4.80, -16.57)
CIE-LCH	lch(65.67, 17.25, 286.16°)
OKLab	oklab(70.58% 0.0063 -0.0451)
OKLCH	oklch(70.58% 0.046 278)
XYZ	xyz(34.5468, 34.8996, 53.0504)
Luminance	0.3490 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#999EBD #BDB899

analogous

#99B0BD #999EBD #A699BD

triadic

#999EBD #BD999E #9EBD99

tetradic

#999EBD #BD99B0 #BDB899 #99BDA6

square

#999EBD #BD99B0 #BDB899 #99BDA6

split-complementary

#999EBD #BDA699 #B0BD99

monochromatic

#565D85 #747BA5 #999EBD #BEC1D5 #E3E5ED

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.63

#999EBD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

7.98

#999EBD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #999EBD

7.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##999EBD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##999EBD	1.00	2.63	7.98	7.98
#FFFFFF	2.63	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	7.98	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	7.98	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#96A1BE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#949EBC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#91A3A8

Achromatopsia (no color)

#9F9F9F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #999ebd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 158, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(70.6% 0.046 278.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b7bad1',
    500: '#999ebd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #999ebd;
$custom-light: #b7bad1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#999ebd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 158,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 231.667,
    "s": 21.429,
    "l": 67.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.70578,
    "c": 0.04555,
    "h": 278
  },
  "luminance": 0.349
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#999EBD

secondary

#DFDDD3

accent

#9346A0

background

#FBFBFC

surface

#F6F6F9

border

#D0D0D2

text

#111114

muted

#808082

Preview Lab

Preview with #999EBD

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

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