#9E9FBF#9E9FBF

#9E9FBF is a light, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.358; OKLCH L 71.3% C 0.046 H 283.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9E9FBF
RGB	rgb(158, 159, 191)
HSL	hsl(238, 20%, 68%)
HSV	hsv(238, 17%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(17.3%, 16.8%, 0%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(66.39, 6.31, -16.56)
CIE-LCH	lch(66.39, 17.72, 290.87°)
OKLab	oklab(71.26% 0.011 -0.045)
OKLCH	oklch(71.26% 0.046 283.7)
XYZ	xyz(35.9005, 35.8265, 54.3039)
Luminance	0.3583 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#9E9FBF #BFBE9E

analogous

#9EAFBF #9E9FBF #AD9EBF

triadic

#9E9FBF #BF9E9F #9FBF9E

tetradic

#9E9FBF #BF9EAF #BFBE9E #9EBFAD

square

#9E9FBF #BF9EAF #BFBE9E #9EBFAD

split-complementary

#9E9FBF #BFAD9E #AFBF9E

monochromatic

#5A5B89 #797BA7 #9E9FBF #C3C3D7 #E8E8F0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.57

#9E9FBF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.17

#9E9FBF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #9E9FBF

8.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9E9FBF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##9E9FBF	1.00	2.57	8.17	8.17
#FFFFFF	2.57	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.17	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.17	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#97A2C0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#96A0BE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#97A4AA

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A1A1A1

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9e9fbf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 159, 191);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(71.3% 0.046 283.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bbbbd2',
    500: '#9e9fbf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9e9fbf;
$custom-light: #bbbbd2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9e9fbf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 158,
    "g": 159,
    "b": 191
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 238.182,
    "s": 20.497,
    "l": 68.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.71256,
    "c": 0.04637,
    "h": 283.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.35827
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9E9FBF

secondary

#E1E1D7

accent

#9C479F

background

#FBFBFC

surface

#F6F6F9

border

#D0D0D2

text

#111114

muted

#808082

Preview Lab

Preview with #9E9FBF

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

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