#999FCE#999FCE

#999FCE is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.360; OKLCH L 71.5% C 0.069 H 278.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#999FCE
RGB	rgb(153, 159, 206)
HSL	hsl(233, 35%, 70%)
HSV	hsv(233, 26%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(25.7%, 22.8%, 0%, 19.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(66.54, 8.23, -24.70)
CIE-LCH	lch(66.54, 26.04, 288.44°)
OKLab	oklab(71.45% 0.0106 -0.068)
OKLCH	oklch(71.45% 0.069 278.8)
XYZ	xyz(36.6727, 36.0239, 63.4017)
Luminance	0.3603 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#999FCE #CEC899

analogous

#99B9CE #999FCE #AE99CE

triadic

#999FCE #CE999F #9FCE99

tetradic

#999FCE #CE99B9 #CEC899 #99CEAE

square

#999FCE #CE99B9 #CEC899 #99CEAE

split-complementary

#999FCE #CEAE99 #B9CE99

monochromatic

#4D56A0 #7078BA #999FCE #C2C6E2 #EAECF5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.56

#999FCE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.21

#999FCE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #999FCE

8.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##999FCE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##999FCE	1.00	2.56	8.21	8.21
#FFFFFF	2.56	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.21	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.21	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#92A4D0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8FA0CD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8CA7AF

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A2A2A2

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #999fce;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 159, 206);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(71.5% 0.069 278.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b8bbdd',
    500: '#999fce',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #999fce;
$custom-light: #b8bbdd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#999fce",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 159,
    "b": 206
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 233.208,
    "s": 35.099,
    "l": 70.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.71454,
    "c": 0.06878,
    "h": 278.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.36025
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#999FCE

secondary

#E9E7DA

accent

#A138AE

background

#FBFBFD

surface

#F6F6FB

border

#D0D0D4

text

#111115

muted

#808083

Preview Lab

Preview with #999FCE

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

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