#999FDF#999FDF

#999FDF is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.369; OKLCH L 72.2% C 0.093 H 279.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#999FDF
RGB	rgb(153, 159, 223)
HSL	hsl(235, 52%, 74%)
HSV	hsv(235, 31%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(31.4%, 28.7%, 0%, 12.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(67.20, 12.46, -33.08)
CIE-LCH	lch(67.20, 35.35, 290.63°)
OKLab	oklab(72.18% 0.0156 -0.0918)
OKLCH	oklch(72.18% 0.093 279.7)
XYZ	xyz(38.8506, 36.8951, 74.8722)
Luminance	0.3690 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#999FDF #DFD999

analogous

#99C2DF #999FDF #B699DF

triadic

#999FDF #DF999F #9FDF99

tetradic

#999FDF #DF99C2 #DFD999 #99DFB6

square

#999FDF #DF99C2 #DFD999 #99DFB6

split-complementary

#999FDF #DFB699 #C2DF99

monochromatic

#3D48C1 #6A73D0 #999FDF #C8CBEE #E8E9F8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.51

#999FDF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.38

#999FDF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #999FDF

8.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##999FDF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##999FDF	1.00	2.51	8.38	8.38
#FFFFFF	2.51	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.38	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.38	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8CA6E2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#88A1DD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#87ABB6

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A4A4A4

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #999fdf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 159, 223);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(72.2% 0.093 279.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b9bbe9',
    500: '#999fdf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #999fdf;
$custom-light: #b9bbe9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#999fdf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 159,
    "b": 223
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 234.857,
    "s": 52.239,
    "l": 73.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.72184,
    "c": 0.09314,
    "h": 279.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.36896
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#999FDF

secondary

#EFEDDC

accent

#B226C0

background

#FBFBFE

surface

#F6F6FD

border

#D0D0D5

text

#111116

muted

#808084

Preview Lab

Preview with #999FDF

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

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