#999EDD#999EDD

#999EDD is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.364; OKLCH L 71.9% C 0.092 H 280.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#999EDD
RGB	rgb(153, 158, 221)
HSL	hsl(236, 50%, 73%)
HSV	hsv(236, 31%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(30.8%, 28.5%, 0%, 13.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(66.86, 12.52, -32.51)
CIE-LCH	lch(66.86, 34.83, 291.06°)
OKLab	oklab(71.9% 0.0164 -0.0902)
OKLCH	oklch(71.9% 0.092 280.3)
XYZ	xyz(38.4113, 36.4454, 73.4034)
Luminance	0.3645 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#999EDD #DDD899

analogous

#99C0DD #999EDD #B699DD

triadic

#999EDD #DD999E #9EDD99

tetradic

#999EDD #DD99C0 #DDD899 #99DDB6

square

#999EDD #DD99C0 #DDD899 #99DDB6

split-complementary

#999EDD #DDB699 #C0DD99

monochromatic

#3F48BD #6B72CE #999EDD #C7CAEC #E8E9F7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.53

#999EDD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.29

#999EDD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #999EDD

8.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##999EDD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##999EDD	1.00	2.53	8.29	8.29
#FFFFFF	2.53	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.29	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.29	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8CA5E0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#88A0DB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#88AAB4

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A3A3A3

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #999edd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 158, 221);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(71.9% 0.092 280.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b8bae7',
    500: '#999edd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #999edd;
$custom-light: #b8bae7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#999edd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 158,
    "b": 221
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 235.588,
    "s": 50,
    "l": 73.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.71895,
    "c": 0.09165,
    "h": 280.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.36446
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#999EDD

secondary

#EEEDDD

accent

#B228BD

background

#FBFBFE

surface

#F6F6FC

border

#D0D0D5

text

#111116

muted

#808084

Preview Lab

Preview with #999EDD

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

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