#999EF9#999EF9

#999EF9 is a light, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.381; OKLCH L 73.2% C 0.131 H 280.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#999EF9
RGB	rgb(153, 158, 249)
HSL	hsl(237, 89%, 79%)
HSV	hsv(237, 39%, 98%)
CMYK	cmyk(38.6%, 36.5%, 0%, 2.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(68.07, 19.86, -45.97)
CIE-LCH	lch(68.07, 50.08, 293.36°)
OKLab	oklab(73.22% 0.0233 -0.129)
OKLCH	oklch(73.22% 0.131 280.2)
XYZ	xyz(42.4577, 38.0639, 94.7142)
Luminance	0.3807 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#999EF9 #F9F499

analogous

#99CEF9 #999EF9 #C499F9

triadic

#999EF9 #F9999E #9EF999

tetradic

#999EF9 #F999CE #F9F499 #99F9C4

square

#999EF9 #F999CE #F9F499 #99F9C4

split-complementary

#999EF9 #F9C499 #CEF999

monochromatic

#2530F2 #5F67F6 #999EF9 #D3D5FC #E2E4FD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.44

#999EF9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.61

#999EF9 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #999EF9

8.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##999EF9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##999EF9	1.00	2.44	8.61	8.61
#FFFFFF	2.44	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.61	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.61	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#80A9FD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7AA3F7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7DB0C0

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A6A6A6

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #999ef9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 158, 249);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(73.2% 0.131 280.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#babafb',
    500: '#999ef9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #999ef9;
$custom-light: #babafb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#999ef9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 158,
    "b": 249
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 236.875,
    "s": 88.889,
    "l": 78.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.73224,
    "c": 0.13112,
    "h": 280.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.38066
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#999EF9

secondary

#F5F4D6

accent

#DA00E6

background

#FBFBFF

surface

#F6F6FF

border

#D0D0D7

text

#121117

muted

#818085

Preview Lab

Preview with #999EF9

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

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