#9CA2CB#9CA2CB

#9CA2CB is a light, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.372; OKLCH L 72.2% C 0.060 H 278.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9CA2CB
RGB	rgb(156, 162, 203)
HSL	hsl(232, 31%, 70%)
HSV	hsv(232, 23%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(23.2%, 20.2%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(67.44, 6.76, -21.64)
CIE-LCH	lch(67.44, 22.67, 287.34°)
OKLab	oklab(72.18% 0.0086 -0.0593)
OKLCH	oklch(72.18% 0.06 278.3)
XYZ	xyz(37.4074, 37.2196, 61.7016)
Luminance	0.3722 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9CA2CB #CBC59C

analogous

#9CB9CB #9CA2CB #AD9CCB

triadic

#9CA2CB #CB9CA2 #A2CB9C

tetradic

#9CA2CB #CB9CB9 #CBC59C #9CCBAD

square

#9CA2CB #CB9CB9 #CBC59C #9CCBAD

split-complementary

#9CA2CB #CBAD9C #B9CB9C

monochromatic

#515B9B #747CB6 #9CA2CB #C4C8E0 #EBECF4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.49

#9CA2CB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.44

#9CA2CB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #9CA2CB

8.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9CA2CB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##9CA2CB	1.00	2.49	8.44	8.44
#FFFFFF	2.49	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.44	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.44	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#97A6CD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#94A3CA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#91A9B0

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A4A4A4

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9ca2cb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 162, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(72.2% 0.060 278.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#babddb',
    500: '#9ca2cb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9ca2cb;
$custom-light: #babddb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9ca2cb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 162,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 232.34,
    "s": 31.126,
    "l": 70.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.72177,
    "c": 0.05991,
    "h": 278.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.3722
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9CA2CB

secondary

#E8E6DB

accent

#9C3CAA

background

#FBFBFD

surface

#F6F6FA

border

#D0D0D3

text

#111215

muted

#808183

Preview Lab

Preview with #9CA2CB

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

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