#999FDD#999FDD

#999FDD is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.368; OKLCH L 72.1% C 0.090 H 279.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#999FDD
RGB	rgb(153, 159, 221)
HSL	hsl(235, 50%, 73%)
HSV	hsv(235, 31%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(30.8%, 28.1%, 0%, 13.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(67.12, 11.95, -32.11)
CIE-LCH	lch(67.12, 34.26, 290.41°)
OKLab	oklab(72.1% 0.0151 -0.089)
OKLCH	oklch(72.1% 0.09 279.6)
XYZ	xyz(38.5826, 36.7879, 73.4605)
Luminance	0.3679 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#999FDD #DDD799

analogous

#99C1DD #999FDD #B599DD

triadic

#999FDD #DD999F #9FDD99

tetradic

#999FDD #DD99C1 #DDD799 #99DDB5

square

#999FDD #DD99C1 #DDD799 #99DDB5

split-complementary

#999FDD #DDB599 #C1DD99

monochromatic

#3F4ABD #6B74CE #999FDD #C7CAEC #E8E9F7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.51

#999FDD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.36

#999FDD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #999FDD

8.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##999FDD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##999FDD	1.00	2.51	8.36	8.36
#FFFFFF	2.51	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.36	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.36	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8DA6E0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#89A1DB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#87AAB5

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A3A3A3

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #999fdd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 159, 221);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(72.1% 0.090 279.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b8bbe7',
    500: '#999fdd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #999fdd;
$custom-light: #b8bbe7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#999fdd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 159,
    "b": 221
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 234.706,
    "s": 50,
    "l": 73.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.72095,
    "c": 0.09029,
    "h": 279.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.36789
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#999FDD

secondary

#EEEDDD

accent

#B028BD

background

#FBFBFE

surface

#F6F6FC

border

#D0D0D5

text

#111116

muted

#808084

Preview Lab

Preview with #999FDD

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

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