#9CA4CD#9CA4CD

#9CA4CD is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.380; OKLCH L 72.7% C 0.060 H 276.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9CA4CD
RGB	rgb(156, 164, 205)
HSL	hsl(230, 33%, 71%)
HSV	hsv(230, 24%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(23.9%, 20%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(68.04, 6.11, -21.83)
CIE-LCH	lch(68.04, 22.67, 285.63°)
OKLab	oklab(72.67% 0.0065 -0.0598)
OKLCH	oklch(72.67% 0.06 276.2)
XYZ	xyz(38.0024, 38.0257, 63.0833)
Luminance	0.3803 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9CA4CD #CDC59C

analogous

#9CBCCD #9CA4CD #AC9CCD

triadic

#9CA4CD #CD9CA4 #A4CD9C

tetradic

#9CA4CD #CD9CBC #CDC59C #9CCDAC

square

#9CA4CD #CD9CBC #CDC59C #9CCDAC

split-complementary

#9CA4CD #CDAC9C #BCCD9C

monochromatic

#505D9F #737FB8 #9CA4CD #C5C9E2 #EBECF5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.44

#9CA4CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.61

#9CA4CD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #9CA4CD

8.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9CA4CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##9CA4CD	1.00	2.44	8.61	8.61
#FFFFFF	2.44	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.61	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.61	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#99A8CF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#95A4CC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#90ABB2

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A6A6A6

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9ca4cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 164, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(72.7% 0.060 276.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#babedc',
    500: '#9ca4cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9ca4cd;
$custom-light: #babedc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9ca4cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 164,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 230.204,
    "s": 32.886,
    "l": 70.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.72667,
    "c": 0.0602,
    "h": 276.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.38027
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9CA4CD

secondary

#E9E7DC

accent

#993AAC

background

#FBFBFD

surface

#F6F6FB

border

#D0D0D4

text

#111215

muted

#808183

Preview Lab

Preview with #9CA4CD

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

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