#9CA0EB#9CA0EB

#9CA0EB is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.382; OKLCH L 73.2% C 0.108 H 281.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9CA0EB
RGB	rgb(156, 160, 235)
HSL	hsl(237, 66%, 77%)
HSV	hsv(237, 34%, 92%)
CMYK	cmyk(33.6%, 31.9%, 0%, 7.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(68.17, 15.81, -38.15)
CIE-LCH	lch(68.17, 41.29, 292.52°)
OKLab	oklab(73.16% 0.0207 -0.1063)
OKLCH	oklch(73.16% 0.108 281)
XYZ	xyz(41.2723, 38.2064, 83.7811)
Luminance	0.3821 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9CA0EB #EBE79C

analogous

#9CC8EB #9CA0EB #C09CEB

triadic

#9CA0EB #EB9CA0 #A0EB9C

tetradic

#9CA0EB #EB9CC8 #EBE79C #9CEBC0

square

#9CA0EB #EB9CC8 #EBE79C #9CEBC0

split-complementary

#9CA0EB #EBC09C #C8EB9C

monochromatic

#363ED6 #696FE1 #9CA0EB #CFD1F5 #E6E7FA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.43

#9CA0EB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.64

#9CA0EB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #9CA0EB

8.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9CA0EB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##9CA0EB	1.00	2.43	8.64	8.64
#FFFFFF	2.43	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.64	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.64	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#89A9EE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#85A4E9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#87AEBB

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A6A6A6

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9ca0eb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 160, 235);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(73.2% 0.108 281.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bbbcf1',
    500: '#9ca0eb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9ca0eb;
$custom-light: #bbbcf1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9ca0eb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 160,
    "b": 235
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 236.962,
    "s": 66.387,
    "l": 76.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.73156,
    "c": 0.10831,
    "h": 281
  },
  "luminance": 0.38208
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9CA0EB

secondary

#F1F0DA

accent

#C517CE

background

#FBFBFE

surface

#F6F6FD

border

#D0D0D5

text

#121217

muted

#818185

Preview Lab

Preview with #9CA0EB

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

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