#9AA4DD#9AA4DD
#9AA4DD is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.386; OKLCH L 73.2% C 0.083 H 276.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9AA4DD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(154, 164, 221) |
| HSL | hsl(231, 50%, 74%) |
| HSV | hsv(231, 30%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(30.3%, 25.8%, 0%, 13.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.49, 9.42, -29.98) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.49, 31.42, 287.44°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.18% 0.0094 -0.0829) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.18% 0.083 276.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.6494, 38.6402, 73.7618) |
| Luminance | 0.3864 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Periwinkle Blue
#8F99FB
ΔE00 6.50
Perrywinkle
#8F8CE7
ΔE00 7.75
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 8.34
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 8.55
Light Periwinkle
#C1C6FC
ΔE00 9.46
Lavender Blue
#8B88F8
ΔE00 9.89
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9AA4DD #DDD39A
analogous
#9AC5DD #9AA4DD #B19ADD
triadic
#9AA4DD #DD9AA4 #A4DD9A
tetradic
#9AA4DD #DD9AC5 #DDD39A #9ADDB1
square
#9AA4DD #DD9AC5 #DDD39A #9ADDB1
split-complementary
#9AA4DD #DDB19A #C5DD9A
monochromatic
#4052BD #6C7BCE #9AA4DD #C8CDEC #E8EAF7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.41
#9AA4DD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.73
#9AA4DD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #9AA4DD
8.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9AA4DD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9AA4DD | 1.00 | 2.41 | 8.73 | 8.73 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.41 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.73 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.73 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#93AADF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8FA5DC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#88AFB8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A7A7A7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9aa4dd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(154, 164, 221); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.2% 0.083 276.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b9bee7',
500: '#9aa4dd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9aa4dd; $custom-light: #b9bee7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9aa4dd",
"rgb": {
"r": 154,
"g": 164,
"b": 221
},
"hsl": {
"h": 231.045,
"s": 49.63,
"l": 73.529
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73178,
"c": 0.08348,
"h": 276.4
},
"luminance": 0.38641
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9AA4DD
secondary
#EEECDD
accent
#A729BD
background
#FBFBFE
surface
#F6F6FC
border
#D0D0D5
text
#121216
muted
#818184