#9CA2BF#9CA2BF

#9CA2BF is a light, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.367; OKLCH L 71.7% C 0.043 H 276.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.33:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9CA2BF
RGB	rgb(156, 162, 191)
HSL	hsl(230, 21%, 68%)
HSV	hsv(230, 18%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(18.3%, 15.2%, 0%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(67.03, 3.99, -15.61)
CIE-LCH	lch(67.03, 16.11, 284.35°)
OKLab	oklab(71.72% 0.0045 -0.0424)
OKLCH	oklch(71.72% 0.043 276.1)
XYZ	xyz(36.0324, 36.6696, 54.4597)
Luminance	0.3667 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9CA2BF #BFB99C

analogous

#9CB3BF #9CA2BF #A79CBF

triadic

#9CA2BF #BF9CA2 #A2BF9C

tetradic

#9CA2BF #BF9CB3 #BFB99C #9CBFA7

square

#9CA2BF #BF9CB3 #BFB99C #9CBFA7

split-complementary

#9CA2BF #BFA79C #B3BF9C

monochromatic

#586088 #777FA7 #9CA2BF #C1C5D7 #E6E8EF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.52

#9CA2BF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.33

#9CA2BF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #9CA2BF

8.33:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9CA2BF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##9CA2BF	1.00	2.52	8.33	8.33
#FFFFFF	2.52	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.33	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.33	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#9AA5C0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#98A2BE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#94A7AB

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A3A3A3

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9ca2bf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 162, 191);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(71.7% 0.043 276.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b9bdd2',
    500: '#9ca2bf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9ca2bf;
$custom-light: #b9bdd2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9ca2bf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 162,
    "b": 191
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 229.714,
    "s": 21.472,
    "l": 68.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.71718,
    "c": 0.04268,
    "h": 276.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.3667
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9CA2BF

secondary

#E1DFD6

accent

#9046A0

background

#FBFBFC

surface

#F6F6F9

border

#D0D0D2

text

#111214

muted

#808182

Preview Lab

Preview with #9CA2BF

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

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