#999FEB#999FEB

#999FEB is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.376; OKLCH L 72.7% C 0.110 H 279.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#999FEB
RGB	rgb(153, 159, 235)
HSL	hsl(236, 67%, 76%)
HSV	hsv(236, 35%, 92%)
CMYK	cmyk(34.9%, 32.3%, 0%, 7.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(67.70, 15.56, -38.90)
CIE-LCH	lch(67.70, 41.90, 291.80°)
OKLab	oklab(72.74% 0.0188 -0.1085)
OKLCH	oklch(72.74% 0.11 279.8)
XYZ	xyz(40.5262, 37.5653, 83.6967)
Luminance	0.3757 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#999FEB #EBE599

analogous

#99C8EB #999FEB #BC99EB

triadic

#999FEB #EB999F #9FEB99

tetradic

#999FEB #EB99C8 #EBE599 #99EBBC

square

#999FEB #EB99C8 #EBE599 #99EBBC

split-complementary

#999FEB #EBBC99 #C8EB99

monochromatic

#333FD7 #666FE1 #999FEB #CCCFF5 #E5E7FA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.47

#999FEB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.51

#999FEB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #999FEB

8.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##999FEB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##999FEB	1.00	2.47	8.51	8.51
#FFFFFF	2.47	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.51	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.51	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#87A8EE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#83A2E9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#82ADBA

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A5A5A5

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #999feb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 159, 235);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(72.7% 0.110 279.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b9bbf1',
    500: '#999feb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #999feb;
$custom-light: #b9bbf1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#999feb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 159,
    "b": 235
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 235.61,
    "s": 67.213,
    "l": 76.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.72736,
    "c": 0.11016,
    "h": 279.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.37567
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#999FEB

secondary

#F1F0DA

accent

#C216CF

background

#FBFBFE

surface

#F6F6FD

border

#D0D0D5

text

#121117

muted

#818085

Preview Lab

Preview with #999FEB

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

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