#9CA2CC#9CA2CC

#9CA2CC is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.373; OKLCH L 72.2% C 0.061 H 278.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9CA2CC
RGB	rgb(156, 162, 204)
HSL	hsl(233, 32%, 71%)
HSV	hsv(233, 24%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(23.5%, 20.6%, 0%, 20%)
CIE-LAB	lab(67.48, 6.99, -22.14)
CIE-LCH	lch(67.48, 23.22, 287.53°)
OKLab	oklab(72.22% 0.009 -0.0607)
OKLCH	oklch(72.22% 0.061 278.4)
XYZ	xyz(37.5270, 37.2674, 62.3312)
Luminance	0.3727 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9CA2CC #CCC69C

analogous

#9CBACC #9CA2CC #AE9CCC

triadic

#9CA2CC #CC9CA2 #A2CC9C

tetradic

#9CA2CC #CC9CBA #CCC69C #9CCCAE

square

#9CA2CC #CC9CBA #CCC69C #9CCCAE

split-complementary

#9CA2CC #CCAE9C #BACC9C

monochromatic

#515A9D #747CB7 #9CA2CC #C4C8E1 #EBECF5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.48

#9CA2CC on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.45

#9CA2CC on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #9CA2CC

8.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9CA2CC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##9CA2CC	1.00	2.48	8.45	8.45
#FFFFFF	2.48	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.45	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.45	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#97A6CE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#94A3CB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#91AAB0

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A4A4A4

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9ca2cc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 162, 204);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(72.2% 0.061 278.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#babddb',
    500: '#9ca2cc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9ca2cc;
$custom-light: #babddb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9ca2cc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 162,
    "b": 204
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 232.5,
    "s": 32,
    "l": 70.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.72217,
    "c": 0.06136,
    "h": 278.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.37268
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9CA2CC

secondary

#E8E7DB

accent

#9D3BAB

background

#FBFBFD

surface

#F6F6FB

border

#D0D0D4

text

#111215

muted

#808183

Preview Lab

Preview with #9CA2CC

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

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