#9CA3CD#9CA3CD

#9CA3CD is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.377; OKLCH L 72.5% C 0.061 H 277.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.53:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9CA3CD
RGB	rgb(156, 163, 205)
HSL	hsl(231, 33%, 71%)
HSV	hsv(231, 24%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(23.9%, 20.5%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(67.78, 6.67, -22.24)
CIE-LCH	lch(67.78, 23.21, 286.70°)
OKLab	oklab(72.46% 0.0079 -0.061)
OKLCH	oklch(72.46% 0.061 277.4)
XYZ	xyz(37.8241, 37.6692, 63.0238)
Luminance	0.3767 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9CA3CD #CDC69C

analogous

#9CBBCD #9CA3CD #AD9CCD

triadic

#9CA3CD #CD9CA3 #A3CD9C

tetradic

#9CA3CD #CD9CBB #CDC69C #9CCDAD

square

#9CA3CD #CD9CBB #CDC69C #9CCDAD

split-complementary

#9CA3CD #CDAD9C #BBCD9C

monochromatic

#505B9F #737DB8 #9CA3CD #C5C9E2 #EBECF5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.46

#9CA3CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.53

#9CA3CD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #9CA3CD

8.53:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9CA3CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##9CA3CD	1.00	2.46	8.53	8.53
#FFFFFF	2.46	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.53	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.53	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#97A7CF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#94A3CC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#90ABB1

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A5A5A5

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9ca3cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 163, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(72.5% 0.061 277.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#babedc',
    500: '#9ca3cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9ca3cd;
$custom-light: #babedc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9ca3cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 163,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 231.429,
    "s": 32.886,
    "l": 70.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.72462,
    "c": 0.06149,
    "h": 277.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.3767
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9CA3CD

secondary

#E9E7DC

accent

#9B3AAC

background

#FBFBFD

surface

#F6F6FB

border

#D0D0D4

text

#111215

muted

#808183

Preview Lab

Preview with #9CA3CD

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

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