#9CA0CD#9CA0CD

#9CA0CD is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.366; OKLCH L 71.8% C 0.065 H 280.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9CA0CD
RGB	rgb(156, 160, 205)
HSL	hsl(235, 33%, 71%)
HSV	hsv(235, 24%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(23.9%, 22%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(66.99, 8.35, -23.44)
CIE-LCH	lch(66.99, 24.88, 289.61°)
OKLab	oklab(71.85% 0.0121 -0.0643)
OKLCH	oklch(71.85% 0.065 280.6)
XYZ	xyz(37.2978, 36.6165, 62.8484)
Luminance	0.3662 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9CA0CD #CDC99C

analogous

#9CB8CD #9CA0CD #B09CCD

triadic

#9CA0CD #CD9CA0 #A0CD9C

tetradic

#9CA0CD #CD9CB8 #CDC99C #9CCDB0

square

#9CA0CD #CD9CB8 #CDC99C #9CCDB0

split-complementary

#9CA0CD #CDB09C #B8CD9C

monochromatic

#50569F #7379B8 #9CA0CD #C5C7E2 #EBEBF5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.52

#9CA0CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.32

#9CA0CD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #9CA0CD

8.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9CA0CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##9CA0CD	1.00	2.52	8.32	8.32
#FFFFFF	2.52	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.32	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.32	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#94A5CF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#92A1CC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#91A8AF

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A3A3A3

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9ca0cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 160, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(71.8% 0.065 280.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#babcdc',
    500: '#9ca0cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9ca0cd;
$custom-light: #babcdc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9ca0cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 160,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 235.102,
    "s": 32.886,
    "l": 70.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.71849,
    "c": 0.06548,
    "h": 280.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.36617
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9CA0CD

secondary

#E9E8DC

accent

#A23AAC

background

#FBFBFD

surface

#F6F6FB

border

#D0D0D4

text

#111215

muted

#808183

Preview Lab

Preview with #9CA0CD

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

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