#999FB2#999FB2

#999FB2 is a light, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.348; OKLCH L 70.4% C 0.029 H 271.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#999FB2
RGB	rgb(153, 159, 178)
HSL	hsl(226, 14%, 65%)
HSV	hsv(226, 14%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(14%, 10.7%, 0%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(65.58, 1.80, -10.56)
CIE-LCH	lch(65.58, 10.71, 279.66°)
OKLab	oklab(70.39% 0.0009 -0.0285)
OKLCH	oklch(70.39% 0.029 271.7)
XYZ	xyz(33.5691, 34.7825, 47.0560)
Luminance	0.3478 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#999FB2 #B2AC99

analogous

#99ABB2 #999FB2 #A099B2

triadic

#999FB2 #B2999F #9FB299

tetradic

#999FB2 #B299AB #B2AC99 #99B2A0

square

#999FB2 #B299AB #B2AC99 #99B2A0

split-complementary

#999FB2 #B2A099 #ABB299

monochromatic

#5A6177 #767E98 #999FB2 #BCC0CC #DFE1E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.64

#999FB2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

7.96

#999FB2 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #999FB2

7.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##999FB2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##999FB2	1.00	2.64	7.96	7.96
#FFFFFF	2.64	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	7.96	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	7.96	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#9AA0B3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#989EB2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#93A2A5

Achromatopsia (no color)

#9F9F9F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #999fb2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 159, 178);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(70.4% 0.029 271.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b7bbc9',
    500: '#999fb2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #999fb2;
$custom-light: #b7bbc9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#999fb2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 159,
    "b": 178
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 225.6,
    "s": 13.966,
    "l": 64.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.70388,
    "c": 0.02853,
    "h": 271.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.34783
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#999FB2

secondary

#D8D6CF

accent

#864D98

background

#FBFBFC

surface

#F6F6F8

border

#D0D0D1

text

#111113

muted

#808082

Preview Lab

Preview with #999FB2

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

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