#999FAF#999FAF

#999FAF is a light, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.347; OKLCH L 70.3% C 0.024 H 269.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#999FAF
RGB	rgb(153, 159, 175)
HSL	hsl(224, 12%, 64%)
HSV	hsv(224, 13%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(12.6%, 9.1%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(65.49, 1.15, -9.02)
CIE-LCH	lch(65.49, 9.09, 277.27°)
OKLab	oklab(70.28% -0.0003 -0.0243)
OKLCH	oklch(70.28% 0.024 269.3)
XYZ	xyz(33.2712, 34.6633, 45.4869)
Luminance	0.3466 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#999FAF #AFA999

analogous

#99AAAF #999FAF #9E99AF

triadic

#999FAF #AF999F #9FAF99

tetradic

#999FAF #AF99AA #AFA999 #99AF9E

square

#999FAF #AF99AA #AFA999 #99AF9E

split-complementary

#999FAF #AF9E99 #AAAF99

monochromatic

#5A6173 #777F94 #999FAF #BBBFCA #DEE0E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.65

#999FAF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

7.93

#999FAF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #999FAF

7.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##999FAF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##999FAF	1.00	2.65	7.93	7.93
#FFFFFF	2.65	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	7.93	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	7.93	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#9BA0B0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#999EAF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#94A2A4

Achromatopsia (no color)

#9F9F9F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #999faf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 159, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(70.3% 0.024 269.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b7bbc6',
    500: '#999faf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #999faf;
$custom-light: #b7bbc6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#999faf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 159,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 223.636,
    "s": 12.088,
    "l": 64.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.70284,
    "c": 0.02431,
    "h": 269.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.34664
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#999FAF

secondary

#D6D4CE

accent

#834F96

background

#FBFBFC

surface

#F6F6F8

border

#D0D0D1

text

#111113

muted

#808082

Preview Lab

Preview with #999FAF

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

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