#9CA2FF#9CA2FF
#9CA2FF is a light, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.401; OKLCH L 74.5% C 0.134 H 279.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9CA2FF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(156, 162, 255) |
| HSL | hsl(236, 100%, 81%) |
| HSV | hsv(236, 39%, 100%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(38.8%, 36.5%, 0%, 0%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.56, 19.97, -46.88) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.56, 50.95, 293.07°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.51% 0.0228 -0.1316) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.51% 0.134 279.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(44.6754, 40.1268, 99.9797) |
| Luminance | 0.4013 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Periwinkle Blue
#8F99FB
ΔE00 2.93
Perrywinkle
#8F8CE7
ΔE00 6.60
Lavender Blue
#8B88F8
ΔE00 7.28
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 8.15
Periwinkle (survey)
#8E82FE
ΔE00 8.97
Carolina Blue
#8AB8FE
ΔE00 9.54
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9CA2FF #FFF99C
analogous
#9CD3FF #9CA2FF #C79CFF
triadic
#9CA2FF #FF9CA2 #A2FF9C
tetradic
#9CA2FF #FF9CD3 #FFF99C #9CFFC7
square
#9CA2FF #FF9CD3 #FFF99C #9CFFC7
split-complementary
#9CA2FF #FFC79C #D3FF9C
monochromatic
#222FFF #5F69FF #9CA2FF #D9DBFF #E0E2FF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.33
#9CA2FF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.03
#9CA2FF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #9CA2FF
9.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9CA2FF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9CA2FF | 1.00 | 2.33 | 9.03 | 9.03 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.33 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.03 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.03 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#83AEFF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7DA6FD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#7FB4C5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AAAAAA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9ca2ff; /* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 162, 255); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.5% 0.134 279.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bcbdff',
500: '#9ca2ff',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9ca2ff; $custom-light: #bcbdff; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9ca2ff",
"rgb": {
"r": 156,
"g": 162,
"b": 255
},
"hsl": {
"h": 236.364,
"s": 100,
"l": 80.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74513,
"c": 0.13353,
"h": 279.8
},
"luminance": 0.40129
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9CA2FF
secondary
#F7F5D4
accent
#D800E6
background
#FBFBFF
surface
#F7F6FF
border
#D0D0D7
text
#121218
muted
#818186