#9C9DEB#9C9DEB

#9C9DEB is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.372; OKLCH L 72.6% C 0.112 H 282.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C9DEB
RGB	rgb(156, 157, 235)
HSL	hsl(239, 66%, 77%)
HSV	hsv(239, 34%, 92%)
CMYK	cmyk(33.6%, 33.2%, 0%, 7.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(67.41, 17.52, -39.33)
CIE-LCH	lch(67.41, 43.06, 294.01°)
OKLab	oklab(72.57% 0.0246 -0.1097)
OKLCH	oklch(72.57% 0.112 282.7)
XYZ	xyz(40.7585, 37.1788, 83.6099)
Luminance	0.3718 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C9DEB #EBEA9C

analogous

#9CC5EB #9C9DEB #C39CEB

triadic

#9C9DEB #EB9C9D #9DEB9C

tetradic

#9C9DEB #EB9CC5 #EBEA9C #9CEBC3

square

#9C9DEB #EB9CC5 #EBEA9C #9CEBC3

split-complementary

#9C9DEB #EBC39C #C5EB9C

monochromatic

#3638D6 #696BE1 #9C9DEB #CFCFF5 #E6E6FA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.49

#9C9DEB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.44

#9C9DEB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #9C9DEB

8.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C9DEB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##9C9DEB	1.00	2.49	8.44	8.44
#FFFFFF	2.49	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.44	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.44	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#85A7EE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#82A2E9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#87ACB9

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A4A4A4

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c9deb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 157, 235);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(72.6% 0.112 282.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bbb9f1',
    500: '#9c9deb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c9deb;
$custom-light: #bbb9f1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c9deb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 157,
    "b": 235
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 239.241,
    "s": 66.387,
    "l": 76.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.7257,
    "c": 0.11247,
    "h": 282.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.3718
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C9DEB

secondary

#F1F1DA

accent

#CC17CE

background

#FBFBFE

surface

#F6F6FD

border

#D0D0D5

text

#121117

muted

#818085

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C9DEB

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

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