#9A9CD1#9A9CD1
#9A9CD1 is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.352; OKLCH L 71.0% C 0.077 H 282.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9A9CD1 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(154, 156, 209) |
| HSL | hsl(238, 37%, 71%) |
| HSV | hsv(238, 26%, 82%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(26.3%, 25.4%, 0%, 18%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.94, 10.96, -27.28) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.94, 29.40, 291.89°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.05% 0.0168 -0.0752) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.05% 0.077 282.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.7206, 35.2496, 65.1784) |
| Luminance | 0.3525 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 6.39
Perrywinkle
#8F8CE7
ΔE00 7.50
Periwinkle Blue
#8F99FB
ΔE00 8.40
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 9.80
Lavender Blue
#8B88F8
ΔE00 10.25
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 10.52
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9A9CD1 #D1CF9A
analogous
#9AB7D1 #9A9CD1 #B39AD1
triadic
#9A9CD1 #D19A9C #9CD19A
tetradic
#9A9CD1 #D19AB7 #D1CF9A #9AD1B3
square
#9A9CD1 #D19AB7 #D1CF9A #9AD1B3
split-complementary
#9A9CD1 #D1B39A #B7D19A
monochromatic
#4B4FA5 #7073BE #9A9CD1 #C4C5E4 #EAEAF5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.61
#9A9CD1 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.05
#9A9CD1 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #9A9CD1
8.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9A9CD1 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9A9CD1 | 1.00 | 2.61 | 8.05 | 8.05 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.61 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.05 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.05 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8EA2D3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8B9FD0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#8DA5AE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A0A0A0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9a9cd1; /* rgb */ color: rgb(154, 156, 209); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.0% 0.077 282.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b9b9df',
500: '#9a9cd1',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9a9cd1; $custom-light: #b9b9df; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9a9cd1",
"rgb": {
"r": 154,
"g": 156,
"b": 209
},
"hsl": {
"h": 237.818,
"s": 37.415,
"l": 71.176
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71048,
"c": 0.07708,
"h": 282.6
},
"luminance": 0.3525
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9A9CD1
secondary
#EBEADC
accent
#AC35B0
background
#FBFBFD
surface
#F6F6FB
border
#D0D0D4
text
#111115
muted
#808083