#999FCF#999FCF

#999FCF is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.361; OKLCH L 71.5% C 0.070 H 278.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#999FCF
RGB	rgb(153, 159, 207)
HSL	hsl(233, 36%, 71%)
HSV	hsv(233, 26%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(26.1%, 23.2%, 0%, 18.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(66.58, 8.48, -25.20)
CIE-LCH	lch(66.58, 26.59, 288.59°)
OKLab	oklab(71.5% 0.0109 -0.0694)
OKLCH	oklch(71.5% 0.07 278.9)
XYZ	xyz(36.7946, 36.0727, 64.0435)
Luminance	0.3607 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#999FCF #CFC999

analogous

#99BACF #999FCF #AE99CF

triadic

#999FCF #CF999F #9FCF99

tetradic

#999FCF #CF99BA #CFC999 #99CFAE

square

#999FCF #CF99BA #CFC999 #99CFAE

split-complementary

#999FCF #CFAE99 #BACF99

monochromatic

#4C56A2 #6F78BB #999FCF #C3C6E3 #EAEBF5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.56

#999FCF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.21

#999FCF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #999FCF

8.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##999FCF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##999FCF	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)

#92A4D1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8FA0CE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8CA8AF

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A2A2A2

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #999fcf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 159, 207);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(71.5% 0.070 278.9);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#999fcf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 159,
    "b": 207
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 233.333,
    "s": 36,
    "l": 70.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.71496,
    "c": 0.07022,
    "h": 278.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.36074
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#999FCF

secondary

#E9E8DB

accent

#A237AF

background

#FBFBFD

surface

#F6F6FB

border

#D0D0D4

text

#111115

muted

#808083

Preview Lab

Preview with #999FCF

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

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