#999FC2#999FC2
#999FC2 is a light, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.355; OKLCH L 71.0% C 0.051 H 277.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #999FC2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(153, 159, 194) |
| HSL | hsl(231, 25%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(231, 21%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(21.1%, 18%, 0%, 23.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.11, 5.39, -18.69) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.11, 19.45, 286.09°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.98% 0.0066 -0.051) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.98% 0.051 277.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.2702, 35.4629, 56.0153) |
| Luminance | 0.3546 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 8.98
Perrywinkle
#8F8CE7
ΔE00 10.72
Periwinkle Blue
#8F99FB
ΔE00 11.31
Bluey Grey
#89A0B0
ΔE00 11.62
Lightsteelblue
#B0C4DE
ΔE00 11.82
Cool Gray
#9AA7B0
ΔE00 11.88
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#999FC2 #C2BC99
analogous
#99B3C2 #999FC2 #A799C2
triadic
#999FC2 #C2999F #9FC299
tetradic
#999FC2 #C299B3 #C2BC99 #99C2A7
square
#999FC2 #C299B3 #C2BC99 #99C2A7
split-complementary
#999FC2 #C2A799 #B3C299
monochromatic
#545C8D #737BAB #999FC2 #BFC3D9 #E6E7F0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.59
#999FC2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.09
#999FC2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #999FC2
8.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##999FC2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##999FC2 | 1.00 | 2.59 | 8.09 | 8.09 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.59 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#96A2C4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#939FC1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#90A5AB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A1A1A1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #999fc2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 159, 194); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.0% 0.051 277.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b7bbd4',
500: '#999fc2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #999fc2; $custom-light: #b7bbd4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#999fc2",
"rgb": {
"r": 153,
"g": 159,
"b": 194
},
"hsl": {
"h": 231.22,
"s": 25.153,
"l": 68.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70976,
"c": 0.05148,
"h": 277.4
},
"luminance": 0.35464
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#999FC2
secondary
#E2E0D5
accent
#9542A4
background
#FBFBFD
surface
#F6F6FA
border
#D0D0D3
text
#111114
muted
#808083