#999FEC#999FEC

#999FEC is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.376; OKLCH L 72.8% C 0.112 H 279.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#999FEC
RGB	rgb(153, 159, 236)
HSL	hsl(236, 69%, 76%)
HSV	hsv(236, 35%, 93%)
CMYK	cmyk(35.2%, 32.6%, 0%, 7.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(67.74, 15.82, -39.38)
CIE-LCH	lch(67.74, 42.44, 291.89°)
OKLab	oklab(72.78% 0.019 -0.1099)
OKLCH	oklch(72.78% 0.112 279.8)
XYZ	xyz(40.6711, 37.6233, 84.4597)
Luminance	0.3762 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#999FEC #ECE699

analogous

#99C9EC #999FEC #BD99EC

triadic

#999FEC #EC999F #9FEC99

tetradic

#999FEC #EC99C9 #ECE699 #99ECBD

square

#999FEC #EC99C9 #ECE699 #99ECBD

split-complementary

#999FEC #ECBD99 #C9EC99

monochromatic

#323ED9 #656EE2 #999FEC #CDD0F6 #E5E7FA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.46

#999FEC on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.52

#999FEC on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #999FEC

8.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##999FEC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##999FEC	1.00	2.46	8.52	8.52
#FFFFFF	2.46	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.52	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.52	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#87A8EF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#82A2EA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#82AEBB

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A5A5A5

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #999fec;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 159, 236);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(72.8% 0.112 279.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b9bbf2',
    500: '#999fec',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #999fec;
$custom-light: #b9bbf2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#999fec",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 159,
    "b": 236
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 235.663,
    "s": 68.595,
    "l": 76.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.72784,
    "c": 0.11156,
    "h": 279.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.37625
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#999FEC

secondary

#F2F0D9

accent

#C315D1

background

#FBFBFE

surface

#F6F6FD

border

#D0D0D5

text

#121117

muted

#818085

Preview Lab

Preview with #999FEC

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

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