#999EEC#999EEC

#999EEC is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.373; OKLCH L 72.6% C 0.113 H 280.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.46:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#999EEC
RGB	rgb(153, 158, 236)
HSL	hsl(236, 69%, 76%)
HSV	hsv(236, 35%, 93%)
CMYK	cmyk(35.2%, 33.1%, 0%, 7.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(67.49, 16.39, -39.78)
CIE-LCH	lch(67.49, 43.02, 292.39°)
OKLab	oklab(72.59% 0.0203 -0.1111)
OKLCH	oklch(72.59% 0.113 280.4)
XYZ	xyz(40.4998, 37.2807, 84.4026)
Luminance	0.3728 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#999EEC #ECE799

analogous

#99C8EC #999EEC #BE99EC

triadic

#999EEC #EC999E #9EEC99

tetradic

#999EEC #EC99C8 #ECE799 #99ECBE

square

#999EEC #EC99C8 #ECE799 #99ECBE

split-complementary

#999EEC #ECBE99 #C8EC99

monochromatic

#323CD9 #656DE2 #999EEC #CDCFF6 #E5E6FA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.48

#999EEC on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.46

#999EEC on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #999EEC

8.46:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##999EEC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##999EEC	1.00	2.48	8.46	8.46
#FFFFFF	2.48	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.46	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.46	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#86A7EF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#81A2EA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#82ADBA

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A4A4A4

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #999eec;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 158, 236);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(72.6% 0.113 280.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b9baf2',
    500: '#999eec',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #999eec;
$custom-light: #b9baf2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#999eec",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 158,
    "b": 236
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 236.386,
    "s": 68.595,
    "l": 76.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.72587,
    "c": 0.11293,
    "h": 280.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.37282
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#999EEC

secondary

#F2F0D9

accent

#C515D1

background

#FBFBFE

surface

#F6F6FD

border

#D0D0D5

text

#121117

muted

#818085

Preview Lab

Preview with #999EEC

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

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