#999FCB#999FCB

#999FCB is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.359; OKLCH L 71.3% C 0.064 H 278.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#999FCB
RGB	rgb(153, 159, 203)
HSL	hsl(233, 32%, 70%)
HSV	hsv(233, 25%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(24.6%, 21.7%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(66.43, 7.51, -23.21)
CIE-LCH	lch(66.43, 24.39, 287.94°)
OKLab	oklab(71.33% 0.0096 -0.0637)
OKLCH	oklch(71.33% 0.064 278.6)
XYZ	xyz(36.3117, 35.8795, 61.5006)
Luminance	0.3588 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#999FCB #CBC599

analogous

#99B8CB #999FCB #AC99CB

triadic

#999FCB #CB999F #9FCB99

tetradic

#999FCB #CB99B8 #CBC599 #99CBAC

square

#999FCB #CB99B8 #CBC599 #99CBAC

split-complementary

#999FCB #CBAC99 #B8CB99

monochromatic

#4F589B #7079B6 #999FCB #C2C5E0 #EAEBF4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.57

#999FCB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.18

#999FCB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #999FCB

8.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##999FCB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##999FCB	1.00	2.57	8.18	8.18
#FFFFFF	2.57	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.18	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.18	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#93A3CD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#90A0CA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8DA7AE

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A1A1A1

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #999fcb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 159, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(71.3% 0.064 278.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b8bbdb',
    500: '#999fcb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #999fcb;
$custom-light: #b8bbdb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#999fcb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 159,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 232.8,
    "s": 32.468,
    "l": 69.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.71332,
    "c": 0.06445,
    "h": 278.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.3588
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#999FCB

secondary

#E7E5D9

accent

#9E3AAB

background

#FBFBFD

surface

#F6F6FA

border

#D0D0D3

text

#111115

muted

#808083

Preview Lab

Preview with #999FCB

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

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