#9CA0EA#9CA0EA

#9CA0EA is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.382; OKLCH L 73.1% C 0.107 H 281.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9CA0EA
RGB	rgb(156, 160, 234)
HSL	hsl(237, 65%, 76%)
HSV	hsv(237, 33%, 92%)
CMYK	cmyk(33.3%, 31.6%, 0%, 8.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(68.13, 15.56, -37.66)
CIE-LCH	lch(68.13, 40.75, 292.44°)
OKLab	oklab(73.11% 0.0204 -0.1049)
OKLCH	oklch(73.11% 0.107 281)
XYZ	xyz(41.1283, 38.1487, 83.0224)
Luminance	0.3815 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9CA0EA #EAE69C

analogous

#9CC7EA #9CA0EA #BF9CEA

triadic

#9CA0EA #EA9CA0 #A0EA9C

tetradic

#9CA0EA #EA9CC7 #EAE69C #9CEABF

square

#9CA0EA #EA9CC7 #EAE69C #9CEABF

split-complementary

#9CA0EA #EABF9C #C7EA9C

monochromatic

#373FD5 #6A70DF #9CA0EA #CED0F5 #E6E7FA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.43

#9CA0EA on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.63

#9CA0EA on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #9CA0EA

8.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9CA0EA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##9CA0EA	1.00	2.43	8.63	8.63
#FFFFFF	2.43	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.63	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.63	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#89A9ED

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#86A3E8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#87AEBB

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A6A6A6

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9ca0ea;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 160, 234);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(73.1% 0.107 281.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bbbcf1',
    500: '#9ca0ea',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9ca0ea;
$custom-light: #bbbcf1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9ca0ea",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 160,
    "b": 234
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 236.923,
    "s": 65,
    "l": 76.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.7311,
    "c": 0.1069,
    "h": 281
  },
  "luminance": 0.3815
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9CA0EA

secondary

#F1F0DA

accent

#C419CD

background

#FBFBFE

surface

#F6F6FD

border

#D0D0D5

text

#121216

muted

#818184

Preview Lab

Preview with #9CA0EA

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

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