#999EE4#999EE4

#999EE4 is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.368; OKLCH L 72.2% C 0.102 H 280.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.37:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#999EE4
RGB	rgb(153, 158, 228)
HSL	hsl(236, 58%, 75%)
HSV	hsv(236, 33%, 89%)
CMYK	cmyk(32.9%, 30.7%, 0%, 10.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(67.15, 14.31, -35.92)
CIE-LCH	lch(67.15, 38.66, 291.72°)
OKLab	oklab(72.21% 0.0183 -0.1)
OKLCH	oklch(72.21% 0.102 280.4)
XYZ	xyz(39.3635, 36.8262, 78.4179)
Luminance	0.3683 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#999EE4 #E4DF99

analogous

#99C4E4 #999EE4 #BA99E4

triadic

#999EE4 #E4999E #9EE499

tetradic

#999EE4 #E499C4 #E4DF99 #99E4BA

square

#999EE4 #E499C4 #E4DF99 #99E4BA

split-complementary

#999EE4 #E4BA99 #C4E499

monochromatic

#3842CA #6970D7 #999EE4 #C9CCF1 #E7E8F9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.51

#999EE4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.37

#999EE4 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #999EE4

8.37:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##999EE4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##999EE4	1.00	2.51	8.37	8.37
#FFFFFF	2.51	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.37	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.37	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#89A6E7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#85A1E2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#85ABB7

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A3A3A3

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #999ee4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 158, 228);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(72.2% 0.102 280.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b9baec',
    500: '#999ee4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #999ee4;
$custom-light: #b9baec;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#999ee4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 158,
    "b": 228
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 236,
    "s": 58.14,
    "l": 74.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.72212,
    "c": 0.10162,
    "h": 280.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.36827
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#999EE4

secondary

#F0EEDB

accent

#BB20C6

background

#FBFBFE

surface

#F6F6FD

border

#D0D0D5

text

#121116

muted

#818084

Preview Lab

Preview with #999EE4

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

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