#999EEF#999EEF

#999EEF is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.375; OKLCH L 72.7% C 0.117 H 280.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#999EEF
RGB	rgb(153, 158, 239)
HSL	hsl(237, 73%, 77%)
HSV	hsv(237, 36%, 94%)
CMYK	cmyk(36%, 33.9%, 0%, 6.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(67.62, 17.18, -41.22)
CIE-LCH	lch(67.62, 44.66, 292.63°)
OKLab	oklab(72.73% 0.0211 -0.1152)
OKLCH	oklch(72.73% 0.117 280.4)
XYZ	xyz(40.9393, 37.4565, 86.7174)
Luminance	0.3746 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#999EEF #EFEA99

analogous

#99C9EF #999EEF #BF99EF

triadic

#999EEF #EF999E #9EEF99

tetradic

#999EEF #EF99C9 #EFEA99 #99EFBF

square

#999EEF #EF99C9 #EFEA99 #99EFBF

split-complementary

#999EEF #EFBF99 #C9EF99

monochromatic

#2F39DE #646CE7 #999EEF #CED0F7 #E5E6FB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.47

#999EEF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.49

#999EEF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #999EEF

8.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##999EEF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##999EEF	1.00	2.47	8.49	8.49
#FFFFFF	2.47	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.49	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.49	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#84A8F2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#80A2ED

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#81AEBC

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A5A5A5

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #999eef;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 158, 239);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(72.7% 0.117 280.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#babaf4',
    500: '#999eef',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #999eef;
$custom-light: #babaf4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#999eef",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 158,
    "b": 239
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 236.512,
    "s": 72.881,
    "l": 76.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.72731,
    "c": 0.11715,
    "h": 280.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.37458
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#999EEF

secondary

#F3F1D8

accent

#CA11D5

background

#FBFBFE

surface

#F6F6FD

border

#D0D0D5

text

#121117

muted

#818085

Preview Lab

Preview with #999EEF

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

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