#9CA9FA#9CA9FA
#9CA9FA is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.423; OKLCH L 75.6% C 0.117 H 276.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.47:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9CA9FA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(156, 169, 250) |
| HSL | hsl(232, 90%, 80%) |
| HSV | hsv(232, 38%, 98%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(37.6%, 32.4%, 0%, 2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.11, 14.66, -41.74) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.11, 44.24, 289.36°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.63% 0.0128 -0.1167) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.63% 0.117 276.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(45.1485, 42.3441, 96.2183) |
| Luminance | 0.4235 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Periwinkle Blue
#8F99FB
ΔE00 4.54
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 6.09
Carolina Blue
#8AB8FE
ΔE00 7.79
Perrywinkle
#8F8CE7
ΔE00 8.31
Lavender Blue
#8B88F8
ΔE00 9.28
Light Periwinkle
#C1C6FC
ΔE00 9.35
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9CA9FA #FAED9C
analogous
#9CD8FA #9CA9FA #BE9CFA
triadic
#9CA9FA #FA9CA9 #A9FA9C
tetradic
#9CA9FA #FA9CD8 #FAED9C #9CFABE
square
#9CA9FA #FA9CD8 #FAED9C #9CFABE
split-complementary
#9CA9FA #FABE9C #D8FA9C
monochromatic
#2744F4 #6276F7 #9CA9FA #D6DCFD #E2E6FE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.22
#9CA9FA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.47
#9CA9FA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #9CA9FA
9.47:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9CA9FA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9CA9FA | 1.00 | 2.22 | 9.47 | 9.47 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.22 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.47 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.47 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8EB2FD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#88ABF8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#80B9C6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AEAEAE
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9ca9fa; /* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 169, 250); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.6% 0.117 276.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bcc2fc',
500: '#9ca9fa',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9ca9fa; $custom-light: #bcc2fc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9ca9fa",
"rgb": {
"r": 156,
"g": 169,
"b": 250
},
"hsl": {
"h": 231.702,
"s": 90.385,
"l": 79.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75632,
"c": 0.11739,
"h": 276.3
},
"luminance": 0.42346
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9CA9FA
secondary
#F6F1D5
accent
#C600E6
background
#FBFBFF
surface
#F7F7FF
border
#D0D0D7
text
#121217
muted
#818185