#9CA1F2#9CA1F2
#9CA1F2 is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.390; OKLCH L 73.7% C 0.117 H 280.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9CA1F2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(156, 161, 242) |
| HSL | hsl(237, 77%, 78%) |
| HSV | hsv(237, 36%, 95%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(35.5%, 33.5%, 0%, 5.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.73, 17.07, -41.11) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.73, 44.51, 292.55°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.68% 0.0211 -0.1149) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.68% 0.117 280.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.4777, 38.9670, 89.2705) |
| Luminance | 0.3897 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Periwinkle Blue
#8F99FB
ΔE00 3.62
Perrywinkle
#8F8CE7
ΔE00 5.98
Lavender Blue
#8B88F8
ΔE00 7.48
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 8.61
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 9.00
Periwinkle (survey)
#8E82FE
ΔE00 9.26
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9CA1F2 #F2ED9C
analogous
#9CCCF2 #9CA1F2 #C29CF2
triadic
#9CA1F2 #F29CA1 #A1F29C
tetradic
#9CA1F2 #F29CCC #F2ED9C #9CF2C2
square
#9CA1F2 #F29CCC #F2ED9C #9CF2C2
split-complementary
#9CA1F2 #F2C29C #CCF29C
monochromatic
#303AE4 #666EEB #9CA1F2 #D2D4F9 #E4E5FB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.39
#9CA1F2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.79
#9CA1F2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #9CA1F2
8.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9CA1F2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9CA1F2 | 1.00 | 2.39 | 8.79 | 8.79 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.39 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.79 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.79 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#87ABF5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#83A5F0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#84B0BE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A8A8A8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9ca1f2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 161, 242); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.7% 0.117 280.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bcbcf6',
500: '#9ca1f2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9ca1f2; $custom-light: #bcbcf6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9ca1f2",
"rgb": {
"r": 156,
"g": 161,
"b": 242
},
"hsl": {
"h": 236.512,
"s": 76.786,
"l": 78.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73683,
"c": 0.11679,
"h": 280.4
},
"luminance": 0.38968
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9CA1F2
secondary
#F3F2D8
accent
#CD0CD9
background
#FBFBFF
surface
#F7F6FE
border
#D0D0D6
text
#121217
muted
#818185