#999FEF#999FEF

#999FEF is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.378; OKLCH L 72.9% C 0.116 H 279.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#999FEF
RGB	rgb(153, 159, 239)
HSL	hsl(236, 73%, 77%)
HSV	hsv(236, 36%, 94%)
CMYK	cmyk(36%, 33.5%, 0%, 6.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(67.87, 16.61, -40.82)
CIE-LCH	lch(67.87, 44.07, 292.14°)
OKLab	oklab(72.93% 0.0198 -0.1141)
OKLCH	oklch(72.93% 0.116 279.8)
XYZ	xyz(41.1106, 37.7991, 86.7745)
Luminance	0.3780 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#999FEF #EFE999

analogous

#99CAEF #999FEF #BE99EF

triadic

#999FEF #EF999F #9FEF99

tetradic

#999FEF #EF99CA #EFE999 #99EFBE

square

#999FEF #EF99CA #EFE999 #99EFBE

split-complementary

#999FEF #EFBE99 #CAEF99

monochromatic

#2F3BDE #646DE7 #999FEF #CED1F7 #E5E6FB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.45

#999FEF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.56

#999FEF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #999FEF

8.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##999FEF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##999FEF	1.00	2.45	8.56	8.56
#FFFFFF	2.45	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.56	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.56	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#86A9F2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#81A2ED

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#81AEBC

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A5A5A5

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #999fef;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 159, 239);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(72.9% 0.116 279.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b9bbf4',
    500: '#999fef',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #999fef;
$custom-light: #b9bbf4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#999fef",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 159,
    "b": 239
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 235.814,
    "s": 72.881,
    "l": 76.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.72927,
    "c": 0.11579,
    "h": 279.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.37801
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#999FEF

secondary

#F3F1D8

accent

#C711D5

background

#FBFBFE

surface

#F6F6FD

border

#D0D0D5

text

#121117

muted

#818085

Preview Lab

Preview with #999FEF

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

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