#999ECB#999ECB

#999ECB is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.355; OKLCH L 71.1% C 0.066 H 279.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#999ECB
RGB	rgb(153, 158, 203)
HSL	hsl(234, 32%, 70%)
HSV	hsv(234, 25%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(24.6%, 22.2%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(66.16, 8.08, -23.61)
CIE-LCH	lch(66.16, 24.95, 288.88°)
OKLab	oklab(71.13% 0.011 -0.0649)
OKLCH	oklch(71.13% 0.066 279.6)
XYZ	xyz(36.1405, 35.5370, 61.4436)
Luminance	0.3554 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#999ECB #CBC699

analogous

#99B7CB #999ECB #AD99CB

triadic

#999ECB #CB999E #9ECB99

tetradic

#999ECB #CB99B7 #CBC699 #99CBAD

square

#999ECB #CB99B7 #CBC699 #99CBAD

split-complementary

#999ECB #CBAD99 #B7CB99

monochromatic

#4F569B #7077B6 #999ECB #C2C5E0 #EAEBF4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.59

#999ECB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.11

#999ECB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #999ECB

8.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##999ECB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##999ECB	1.00	2.59	8.11	8.11
#FFFFFF	2.59	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.11	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.11	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#92A3CD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8F9FCA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8DA6AD

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A1A1A1

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #999ecb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 158, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(71.1% 0.066 279.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b8badb',
    500: '#999ecb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #999ecb;
$custom-light: #b8badb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#999ecb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 158,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 234,
    "s": 32.468,
    "l": 69.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.71127,
    "c": 0.06579,
    "h": 279.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.35538
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#999ECB

secondary

#E7E6D9

accent

#A03AAB

background

#FBFBFD

surface

#F6F6FA

border

#D0D0D3

text

#111115

muted

#808083

Preview Lab

Preview with #999ECB

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

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