#999FCD#999FCD

#999FCD is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.360; OKLCH L 71.4% C 0.067 H 278.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#999FCD
RGB	rgb(153, 159, 205)
HSL	hsl(233, 34%, 70%)
HSV	hsv(233, 25%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(25.4%, 22.4%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(66.50, 7.99, -24.21)
CIE-LCH	lch(66.50, 25.49, 288.27°)
OKLab	oklab(71.41% 0.0103 -0.0665)
OKLCH	oklch(71.41% 0.067 278.8)
XYZ	xyz(36.5516, 35.9755, 62.7640)
Luminance	0.3598 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#999FCD #CDC799

analogous

#99B9CD #999FCD #AD99CD

triadic

#999FCD #CD999F #9FCD99

tetradic

#999FCD #CD99B9 #CDC799 #99CDAD

square

#999FCD #CD99B9 #CDC799 #99CDAD

split-complementary

#999FCD #CDAD99 #B9CD99

monochromatic

#4D579E #7078B9 #999FCD #C2C6E1 #EAECF5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.56

#999FCD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.20

#999FCD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #999FCD

8.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##999FCD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##999FCD	1.00	2.56	8.20	8.20
#FFFFFF	2.56	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.20	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.20	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#92A4CF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8FA0CC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8CA7AF

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A2A2A2

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #999fcd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 159, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(71.4% 0.067 278.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b8bbdc',
    500: '#999fcd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #999fcd;
$custom-light: #b8bbdc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#999fcd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 159,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 233.077,
    "s": 34.211,
    "l": 70.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.71413,
    "c": 0.06733,
    "h": 278.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.35976
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#999FCD

secondary

#E8E6DA

accent

#A038AD

background

#FBFBFD

surface

#F6F6FB

border

#D0D0D4

text

#111115

muted

#808083

Preview Lab

Preview with #999FCD

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

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