#999FDE#999FDE

#999FDE is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.368; OKLCH L 72.1% C 0.092 H 279.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.37:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#999FDE
RGB	rgb(153, 159, 222)
HSL	hsl(235, 51%, 74%)
HSV	hsv(235, 31%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(31.1%, 28.4%, 0%, 12.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(67.16, 12.20, -32.60)
CIE-LCH	lch(67.16, 34.81, 290.53°)
OKLab	oklab(72.14% 0.0153 -0.0904)
OKLCH	oklch(72.14% 0.092 279.6)
XYZ	xyz(38.7162, 36.8413, 74.1643)
Luminance	0.3684 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#999FDE #DED899

analogous

#99C1DE #999FDE #B599DE

triadic

#999FDE #DE999F #9FDE99

tetradic

#999FDE #DE99C1 #DED899 #99DEB5

square

#999FDE #DE99C1 #DED899 #99DEB5

split-complementary

#999FDE #DEB599 #C1DE99

monochromatic

#3E49BF #6B73CF #999FDE #C7CBED #E8E9F8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.51

#999FDE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.37

#999FDE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #999FDE

8.37:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##999FDE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##999FDE	1.00	2.51	8.37	8.37
#FFFFFF	2.51	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.37	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.37	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8CA6E1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#89A1DC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#87ABB5

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A3A3A3

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #999fde;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 159, 222);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(72.1% 0.092 279.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b8bbe8',
    500: '#999fde',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #999fde;
$custom-light: #b8bbe8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#999fde",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 159,
    "b": 222
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 234.783,
    "s": 51.111,
    "l": 73.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.7214,
    "c": 0.09172,
    "h": 279.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.36843
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#999FDE

secondary

#EFEDDC

accent

#B127BE

background

#FBFBFE

surface

#F6F6FC

border

#D0D0D5

text

#111116

muted

#808084

Preview Lab

Preview with #999FDE

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

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