#999EC3#999EC3
#999EC3 is a light, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.352; OKLCH L 70.8% C 0.054 H 278.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #999EC3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(153, 158, 195) |
| HSL | hsl(233, 26%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(233, 22%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(21.5%, 19%, 0%, 23.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.88, 6.18, -19.60) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.88, 20.55, 287.51°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.81% 0.0084 -0.0536) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.81% 0.054 278.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.2116, 35.1655, 56.5516) |
| Luminance | 0.3517 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 8.48
Perrywinkle
#8F8CE7
ΔE00 10.40
Periwinkle Blue
#8F99FB
ΔE00 11.15
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 11.58
Light Periwinkle
#C1C6FC
ΔE00 11.92
Bluey Grey
#89A0B0
ΔE00 12.22
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#999EC3 #C3BE99
analogous
#99B3C3 #999EC3 #A999C3
triadic
#999EC3 #C3999E #9EC399
tetradic
#999EC3 #C399B3 #C3BE99 #99C3A9
square
#999EC3 #C399B3 #C3BE99 #99C3A9
split-complementary
#999EC3 #C3A999 #B3C399
monochromatic
#545B8E #7279AC #999EC3 #C0C3DA #E6E7F0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.61
#999EC3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.03
#999EC3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #999EC3
8.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##999EC3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##999EC3 | 1.00 | 2.61 | 8.03 | 8.03 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.61 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.03 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.03 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#94A2C5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#929FC2
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#8FA5AA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A0A0A0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #999ec3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 158, 195); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.8% 0.054 278.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b7bad5',
500: '#999ec3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #999ec3; $custom-light: #b7bad5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#999ec3",
"rgb": {
"r": 153,
"g": 158,
"b": 195
},
"hsl": {
"h": 232.857,
"s": 25.926,
"l": 68.235
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70808,
"c": 0.05423,
"h": 278.9
},
"luminance": 0.35166
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#999EC3
secondary
#E2E1D6
accent
#9941A4
background
#FBFBFD
surface
#F6F6FA
border
#D0D0D3
text
#111114
muted
#808083