#9CA2CF#9CA2CF

#9CA2CF is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.374; OKLCH L 72.3% C 0.066 H 278.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9CA2CF
RGB	rgb(156, 162, 207)
HSL	hsl(233, 35%, 71%)
HSV	hsv(233, 25%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(24.6%, 21.7%, 0%, 18.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(67.59, 7.70, -23.63)
CIE-LCH	lch(67.59, 24.86, 288.06°)
OKLab	oklab(72.34% 0.0099 -0.0649)
OKLCH	oklch(72.34% 0.066 278.7)
XYZ	xyz(37.8902, 37.4127, 64.2445)
Luminance	0.3741 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9CA2CF #CFC99C

analogous

#9CBBCF #9CA2CF #AF9CCF

triadic

#9CA2CF #CF9CA2 #A2CF9C

tetradic

#9CA2CF #CF9CBB #CFC99C #9CCFAF

square

#9CA2CF #CF9CBB #CFC99C #9CCFAF

split-complementary

#9CA2CF #CFAF9C #BBCF9C

monochromatic

#4F58A2 #737BBB #9CA2CF #C5C9E3 #EAECF5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.48

#9CA2CF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.48

#9CA2CF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #9CA2CF

8.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9CA2CF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##9CA2CF	1.00	2.48	8.48	8.48
#FFFFFF	2.48	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.48	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.48	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#96A7D1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#93A3CE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#90AAB1

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A5A5A5

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9ca2cf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 162, 207);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(72.3% 0.066 278.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#babddd',
    500: '#9ca2cf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9ca2cf;
$custom-light: #babddd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9ca2cf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 162,
    "b": 207
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 232.941,
    "s": 34.694,
    "l": 71.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.72337,
    "c": 0.06567,
    "h": 278.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.37414
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9CA2CF

secondary

#EAE9DD

accent

#A038AE

background

#FBFBFD

surface

#F6F6FB

border

#D0D0D4

text

#111215

muted

#808183

Preview Lab

Preview with #9CA2CF

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

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