#9E96EB#9E96EB
#9E96EB is a light, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.351; OKLCH L 71.4% C 0.122 H 287.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9E96EB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(158, 150, 235) |
| HSL | hsl(246, 68%, 75%) |
| HSV | hsv(246, 36%, 92%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(32.8%, 36.2%, 0%, 7.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.81, 22.06, -41.83) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.81, 47.29, 297.81°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.38% 0.0361 -0.1169) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.38% 0.122 287.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.9983, 35.0789, 83.2447) |
| Luminance | 0.3508 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Perrywinkle
#8F8CE7
ΔE00 3.67
Periwinkle Blue
#8F99FB
ΔE00 5.03
Lavender Blue
#8B88F8
ΔE00 5.85
Periwinkle (survey)
#8E82FE
ΔE00 7.19
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 7.28
Pastel Purple
#CAA0FF
ΔE00 8.73
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9E96EB #E3EB96
analogous
#96B8EB #9E96EB #C896EB
triadic
#9E96EB #EB9E96 #96EB9E
tetradic
#9E96EB #EB96B8 #E3EB96 #96EBC8
square
#9E96EB #EB96B8 #E3EB96 #96EBC8
split-complementary
#9E96EB #EBC896 #B8EB96
monochromatic
#3F2FD7 #6F63E1 #9E96EB #CDC9F5 #E7E5FA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.62
#9E96EB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.02
#9E96EB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #9E96EB
8.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9E96EB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9E96EB | 1.00 | 2.62 | 8.02 | 8.02 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.62 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.02 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.02 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7CA2EE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7B9EE9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#8BA6B6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A0A0A0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9e96eb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 150, 235); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.4% 0.122 287.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bdb4f2',
500: '#9e96eb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9e96eb; $custom-light: #bdb4f2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9e96eb",
"rgb": {
"r": 158,
"g": 150,
"b": 235
},
"hsl": {
"h": 245.647,
"s": 68,
"l": 75.49
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71379,
"c": 0.12237,
"h": 287.2
},
"luminance": 0.3508
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9E96EB
secondary
#EFF2D9
accent
#D016BE
background
#FBFBFE
surface
#F7F6FD
border
#D0D0D5
text
#121117
muted
#818085