#999ECD#999ECD
#999ECD is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.356; OKLCH L 71.2% C 0.069 H 279.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #999ECD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(153, 158, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(234, 34%, 70%) |
| HSV | hsv(234, 25%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(25.4%, 22.9%, 0%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.24, 8.56, -24.61) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.24, 26.05, 289.17°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.21% 0.0117 -0.0677) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.21% 0.069 279.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.3803, 35.6330, 62.7069) |
| Luminance | 0.3563 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 7.27
Perrywinkle
#8F8CE7
ΔE00 8.45
Periwinkle Blue
#8F99FB
ΔE00 9.00
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 10.77
Lavender Blue
#8B88F8
ΔE00 11.07
Light Periwinkle
#C1C6FC
ΔE00 11.11
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#999ECD #CDC899
analogous
#99B8CD #999ECD #AE99CD
triadic
#999ECD #CD999E #9ECD99
tetradic
#999ECD #CD99B8 #CDC899 #99CDAE
square
#999ECD #CD99B8 #CDC899 #99CDAE
split-complementary
#999ECD #CDAE99 #B8CD99
monochromatic
#4D559E #7077B9 #999ECD #C2C5E1 #EAEBF5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.58
#999ECD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.13
#999ECD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #999ECD
8.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##999ECD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##999ECD | 1.00 | 2.58 | 8.13 | 8.13 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.58 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.13 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.13 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#91A3CF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8E9FCC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#8DA6AE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A1A1A1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #999ecd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 158, 205); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.2% 0.069 279.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b8badc',
500: '#999ecd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #999ecd; $custom-light: #b8badc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#999ecd",
"rgb": {
"r": 153,
"g": 158,
"b": 205
},
"hsl": {
"h": 234.231,
"s": 34.211,
"l": 70.196
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71209,
"c": 0.06868,
"h": 279.8
},
"luminance": 0.35634
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#999ECD
secondary
#E8E7DA
accent
#A238AD
background
#FBFBFD
surface
#F6F6FB
border
#D0D0D4
text
#111115
muted
#808083