#999ED0#999ED0

#999ED0 is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.358; OKLCH L 71.3% C 0.073 H 279.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#999ED0
RGB	rgb(153, 158, 208)
HSL	hsl(235, 37%, 71%)
HSV	hsv(235, 26%, 82%)
CMYK	cmyk(26.4%, 24%, 0%, 18.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(66.35, 9.28, -26.10)
CIE-LCH	lch(66.35, 27.70, 289.58°)
OKLab	oklab(71.33% 0.0126 -0.0719)
OKLCH	oklch(71.33% 0.073 279.9)
XYZ	xyz(36.7459, 35.7792, 64.6323)
Luminance	0.3578 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#999ED0 #D0CB99

analogous

#99B9D0 #999ED0 #AF99D0

triadic

#999ED0 #D0999E #9ED099

tetradic

#999ED0 #D099B9 #D0CB99 #99D0AF

square

#999ED0 #D099B9 #D0CB99 #99D0AF

split-complementary

#999ED0 #D0AF99 #B9D099

monochromatic

#4B53A3 #6F76BD #999ED0 #C3C6E3 #EAEBF5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.57

#999ED0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.16

#999ED0 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #999ED0

8.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##999ED0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##999ED0	1.00	2.57	8.16	8.16
#FFFFFF	2.57	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.16	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.16	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#90A3D2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8D9FCF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8CA7AF

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A1A1A1

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #999ed0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 158, 208);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(71.3% 0.073 279.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b8bade',
    500: '#999ed0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #999ed0;
$custom-light: #b8bade;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#999ed0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 158,
    "b": 208
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 234.545,
    "s": 36.913,
    "l": 70.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.71334,
    "c": 0.073,
    "h": 279.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.3578
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#999ED0

secondary

#EAE8DB

accent

#A536B0

background

#FBFBFD

surface

#F6F6FB

border

#D0D0D4

text

#111115

muted

#808083

Preview Lab

Preview with #999ED0

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

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