#9E9CC2#9E9CC2
#9E9CC2 is a light, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.349; OKLCH L 70.8% C 0.055 H 287.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9E9CC2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(158, 156, 194) |
| HSL | hsl(243, 24%, 69%) |
| HSV | hsv(243, 20%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(18.6%, 19.6%, 0%, 23.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.70, 8.67, -19.27) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.70, 21.13, 294.23°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.76% 0.0164 -0.0526) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.76% 0.055 287.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.7244, 34.9406, 55.8906) |
| Luminance | 0.3494 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 7.20
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 9.99
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 10.69
Perrywinkle
#8F8CE7
ΔE00 11.39
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 11.49
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 11.56
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9E9CC2 #C0C29C
analogous
#9CADC2 #9E9CC2 #B19CC2
triadic
#9E9CC2 #C29E9C #9CC29E
tetradic
#9E9CC2 #C29CAD #C0C29C #9CC2B1
square
#9E9CC2 #C29CAD #C0C29C #9CC2B1
split-complementary
#9E9CC2 #C2B19C #ADC29C
monochromatic
#5A578D #7976AB #9E9CC2 #C3C2D9 #E8E8F1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.63
#9E9CC2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.99
#9E9CC2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #9E9CC2
7.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9E9CC2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9E9CC2 | 1.00 | 2.63 | 7.99 | 7.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.63 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#93A1C4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#929FC1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#97A2A9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A0A0A0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9e9cc2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 156, 194); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.8% 0.055 287.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bbb9d4',
500: '#9e9cc2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9e9cc2; $custom-light: #bbb9d4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9e9cc2",
"rgb": {
"r": 158,
"g": 156,
"b": 194
},
"hsl": {
"h": 243.158,
"s": 23.75,
"l": 68.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70756,
"c": 0.05508,
"h": 287.3
},
"luminance": 0.34941
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9E9CC2
secondary
#E2E3D7
accent
#A2439D
background
#FBFBFD
surface
#F6F6FA
border
#D0D0D3
text
#121114
muted
#818083