#9CA2EB#9CA2EB

#9CA2EB is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.389; OKLCH L 73.6% C 0.106 H 279.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9CA2EB
RGB	rgb(156, 162, 235)
HSL	hsl(235, 66%, 77%)
HSV	hsv(235, 34%, 92%)
CMYK	cmyk(33.6%, 31.1%, 0%, 7.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(68.68, 14.68, -37.35)
CIE-LCH	lch(68.68, 40.13, 291.46°)
OKLab	oklab(73.55% 0.0181 -0.104)
OKLCH	oklch(73.55% 0.106 279.8)
XYZ	xyz(41.6218, 38.9054, 83.8976)
Luminance	0.3891 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9CA2EB #EBE59C

analogous

#9CCAEB #9CA2EB #BE9CEB

triadic

#9CA2EB #EB9CA2 #A2EB9C

tetradic

#9CA2EB #EB9CCA #EBE59C #9CEBBE

square

#9CA2EB #EB9CCA #EBE59C #9CEBBE

split-complementary

#9CA2EB #EBBE9C #CAEB9C

monochromatic

#3642D6 #6972E1 #9CA2EB #CFD2F5 #E6E7FA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.39

#9CA2EB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.78

#9CA2EB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #9CA2EB

8.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9CA2EB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##9CA2EB	1.00	2.39	8.78	8.78
#FFFFFF	2.39	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.78	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.78	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8CAAEE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#87A5E9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#87B0BC

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A8A8A8

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9ca2eb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 162, 235);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(73.6% 0.106 279.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bbbdf1',
    500: '#9ca2eb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9ca2eb;
$custom-light: #bbbdf1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9ca2eb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 162,
    "b": 235
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 235.443,
    "s": 66.387,
    "l": 76.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.7355,
    "c": 0.10558,
    "h": 279.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.38907
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9CA2EB

secondary

#F1F0DA

accent

#C017CE

background

#FBFBFE

surface

#F6F6FD

border

#D0D0D5

text

#121217

muted

#818185

Preview Lab

Preview with #9CA2EB

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

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