#9D9CDB#9D9CDB

#9D9CDB is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.361; OKLCH L 71.7% C 0.091 H 284.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9D9CDB
RGB	rgb(157, 156, 219)
HSL	hsl(241, 47%, 74%)
HSV	hsv(241, 29%, 86%)
CMYK	cmyk(28.3%, 28.8%, 0%, 14.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(66.56, 14.31, -31.83)
CIE-LCH	lch(66.56, 34.90, 294.21°)
OKLab	oklab(71.72% 0.023 -0.0882)
OKLCH	oklch(71.72% 0.091 284.6)
XYZ	xyz(38.5760, 36.0586, 71.9317)
Luminance	0.3606 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9D9CDB #DADB9C

analogous

#9CBADB #9D9CDB #BC9CDB

triadic

#9D9CDB #DB9D9C #9CDB9D

tetradic

#9D9CDB #DB9CBA #DADB9C #9CDBBC

square

#9D9CDB #DB9CBA #DADB9C #9CDBBC

split-complementary

#9D9CDB #DBBC9C #BADB9C

monochromatic

#4543B9 #716FCB #9D9CDB #C9C9EB #E9E9F7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.56

#9D9CDB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.21

#9D9CDB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #9D9CDB

8.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9D9CDB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##9D9CDB	1.00	2.56	8.21	8.21
#FFFFFF	2.56	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.21	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.21	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8AA4DE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#89A0D9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8EA7B2

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A2A2A2

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9d9cdb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(157, 156, 219);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(71.7% 0.091 284.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bbb9e6',
    500: '#9d9cdb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9d9cdb;
$custom-light: #bbb9e6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9d9cdb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 157,
    "g": 156,
    "b": 219
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 240.952,
    "s": 46.667,
    "l": 73.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.71716,
    "c": 0.09112,
    "h": 284.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.3606
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9D9CDB

secondary

#EEEEDD

accent

#BA2CB8

background

#FBFBFE

surface

#F6F6FC

border

#D0D0D5

text

#121116

muted

#818084

Preview Lab

Preview with #9D9CDB

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

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