#9CA2CE#9CA2CE

#9CA2CE is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.374; OKLCH L 72.3% C 0.064 H 278.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.47:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9CA2CE
RGB	rgb(156, 162, 206)
HSL	hsl(233, 34%, 71%)
HSV	hsv(233, 24%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(24.3%, 21.4%, 0%, 19.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(67.55, 7.47, -23.14)
CIE-LCH	lch(67.55, 24.31, 287.89°)
OKLab	oklab(72.3% 0.0096 -0.0635)
OKLCH	oklch(72.3% 0.064 278.6)
XYZ	xyz(37.7684, 37.3640, 63.6026)
Luminance	0.3736 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9CA2CE #CEC89C

analogous

#9CBBCE #9CA2CE #AF9CCE

triadic

#9CA2CE #CE9CA2 #A2CE9C

tetradic

#9CA2CE #CE9CBB #CEC89C #9CCEAF

square

#9CA2CE #CE9CBB #CEC89C #9CCEAF

split-complementary

#9CA2CE #CEAF9C #BBCE9C

monochromatic

#4F59A0 #737CBA #9CA2CE #C5C8E2 #EBECF5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.48

#9CA2CE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.47

#9CA2CE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #9CA2CE

8.47:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9CA2CE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##9CA2CE	1.00	2.48	8.47	8.47
#FFFFFF	2.48	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.47	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.47	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#96A6D0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#93A3CD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#90AAB1

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A4A4A4

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9ca2ce;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 162, 206);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(72.3% 0.064 278.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#babddd',
    500: '#9ca2ce',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9ca2ce;
$custom-light: #babddd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9ca2ce",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 162,
    "b": 206
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 232.8,
    "s": 33.784,
    "l": 70.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.72297,
    "c": 0.06423,
    "h": 278.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.37365
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9CA2CE

secondary

#EAE8DC

accent

#9F39AD

background

#FBFBFD

surface

#F6F6FB

border

#D0D0D4

text

#111215

muted

#808183

Preview Lab

Preview with #9CA2CE

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

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