#9A9CBC#9A9CBC
#9A9CBC is a light, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.343; OKLCH L 70.2% C 0.047 H 282.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9A9CBC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(154, 156, 188) |
| HSL | hsl(236, 20%, 67%) |
| HSV | hsv(236, 18%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(18.1%, 17%, 0%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.18, 6.02, -16.74) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.18, 17.79, 289.78°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.21% 0.0099 -0.0456) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.21% 0.047 282.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.2899, 34.2773, 52.3768) |
| Luminance | 0.3428 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 9.20
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 11.77
Perrywinkle
#8F8CE7
ΔE00 12.07
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 12.09
Cool Gray
#9AA7B0
ΔE00 12.19
Bluey Grey
#89A0B0
ΔE00 12.41
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9A9CBC #BCBA9A
analogous
#9AADBC #9A9CBC #A99ABC
triadic
#9A9CBC #BC9A9C #9CBC9A
tetradic
#9A9CBC #BC9AAD #BCBA9A #9ABCA9
square
#9A9CBC #BC9AAD #BCBA9A #9ABCA9
split-complementary
#9A9CBC #BCA99A #ADBC9A
monochromatic
#585A84 #7578A4 #9A9CBC #BFC0D4 #E4E4ED
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.67
#9A9CBC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.86
#9A9CBC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #9A9CBC
7.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9A9CBC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9A9CBC | 1.00 | 2.67 | 7.86 | 7.86 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.67 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.86 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.86 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#949FBD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#939DBB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#93A1A7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9E9E9E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9a9cbc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(154, 156, 188); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.2% 0.047 282.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b8b9d0',
500: '#9a9cbc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9a9cbc; $custom-light: #b8b9d0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9a9cbc",
"rgb": {
"r": 154,
"g": 156,
"b": 188
},
"hsl": {
"h": 236.471,
"s": 20.238,
"l": 67.059
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70205,
"c": 0.04664,
"h": 282.3
},
"luminance": 0.34278
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9A9CBC
secondary
#DEDED4
accent
#99479F
background
#FBFBFC
surface
#F6F6F9
border
#D0D0D2
text
#111114
muted
#808082