#999FDB#999FDB

#999FDB is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.367; OKLCH L 72.0% C 0.087 H 279.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.34:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#999FDB
RGB	rgb(153, 159, 219)
HSL	hsl(235, 48%, 73%)
HSV	hsv(235, 30%, 86%)
CMYK	cmyk(30.1%, 27.4%, 0%, 14.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(67.04, 11.45, -31.13)
CIE-LCH	lch(67.04, 33.16, 290.19°)
OKLab	oklab(72.01% 0.0145 -0.0862)
OKLCH	oklch(72.01% 0.087 279.5)
XYZ	xyz(38.3177, 36.6819, 72.0656)
Luminance	0.3668 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#999FDB #DBD599

analogous

#99C0DB #999FDB #B499DB

triadic

#999FDB #DB999F #9FDB99

tetradic

#999FDB #DB99C0 #DBD599 #99DBB4

square

#999FDB #DB99C0 #DBD599 #99DBB4

split-complementary

#999FDB #DBB499 #C0DB99

monochromatic

#414CB8 #6C74CB #999FDB #C6CAEB #E8EAF7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.52

#999FDB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.34

#999FDB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #999FDB

8.34:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##999FDB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##999FDB	1.00	2.52	8.34	8.34
#FFFFFF	2.52	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.34	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.34	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8DA6DE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8AA1D9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#88AAB4

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A3A3A3

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #999fdb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 159, 219);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(72.0% 0.087 279.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b8bbe6',
    500: '#999fdb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #999fdb;
$custom-light: #b8bbe6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#999fdb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 159,
    "b": 219
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 234.545,
    "s": 47.826,
    "l": 72.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.72007,
    "c": 0.08743,
    "h": 279.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.36683
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#999FDB

secondary

#EEECDD

accent

#AE2ABB

background

#FBFBFE

surface

#F6F6FC

border

#D0D0D5

text

#111116

muted

#808084

Preview Lab

Preview with #999FDB

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

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