#9CA2DA#9CA2DA

#9CA2DA is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.380; OKLCH L 72.8% C 0.081 H 279.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9CA2DA
RGB	rgb(156, 162, 218)
HSL	hsl(234, 46%, 73%)
HSV	hsv(234, 28%, 85%)
CMYK	cmyk(28.4%, 25.7%, 0%, 14.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(68.00, 10.38, -29.07)
CIE-LCH	lch(68.00, 30.87, 289.64°)
OKLab	oklab(72.79% 0.0133 -0.0803)
OKLCH	oklch(72.79% 0.081 279.4)
XYZ	xyz(39.2822, 37.9695, 71.5752)
Luminance	0.3797 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9CA2DA #DAD49C

analogous

#9CC1DA #9CA2DA #B59CDA

triadic

#9CA2DA #DA9CA2 #A2DA9C

tetradic

#9CA2DA #DA9CC1 #DAD49C #9CDAB5

square

#9CA2DA #DA9CC1 #DAD49C #9CDAB5

split-complementary

#9CA2DA #DAB59C #C1DA9C

monochromatic

#4450B7 #6F78C9 #9CA2DA #C9CCEB #E9EAF7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.44

#9CA2DA on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.59

#9CA2DA on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #9CA2DA

8.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9CA2DA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##9CA2DA	1.00	2.44	8.59	8.59
#FFFFFF	2.44	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.59	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.59	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#92A8DC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8FA4D9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8DACB5

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A6A6A6

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9ca2da;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 162, 218);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(72.8% 0.081 279.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#babde5',
    500: '#9ca2da',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9ca2da;
$custom-light: #babde5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9ca2da",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 162,
    "b": 218
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 234.194,
    "s": 45.588,
    "l": 73.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.72794,
    "c": 0.08143,
    "h": 279.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.37971
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9CA2DA

secondary

#EEECDD

accent

#AB2DB9

background

#FBFBFE

surface

#F6F6FC

border

#D0D0D5

text

#121215

muted

#818184

Preview Lab

Preview with #9CA2DA

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

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