#9EA0CD#9EA0CD

#9EA0CD is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.368; OKLCH L 72.0% C 0.065 H 282.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9EA0CD
RGB	rgb(158, 160, 205)
HSL	hsl(237, 32%, 71%)
HSV	hsv(237, 23%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(22.9%, 22%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(67.14, 8.97, -23.19)
CIE-LCH	lch(67.14, 24.87, 291.14°)
OKLab	oklab(72% 0.0143 -0.0636)
OKLCH	oklch(72% 0.065 282.6)
XYZ	xyz(37.6881, 36.8178, 62.8667)
Luminance	0.3682 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9EA0CD #CDCB9E

analogous

#9EB7CD #9EA0CD #B39ECD

triadic

#9EA0CD #CD9EA0 #A0CD9E

tetradic

#9EA0CD #CD9EB7 #CDCB9E #9ECDB3

square

#9EA0CD #CD9EB7 #CDCB9E #9ECDB3

split-complementary

#9EA0CD #CDB39E #B7CD9E

monochromatic

#52559F #7678B8 #9EA0CD #C6C8E2 #EBEBF5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.51

#9EA0CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.36

#9EA0CD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #9EA0CD

8.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9EA0CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##9EA0CD	1.00	2.51	8.36	8.36
#FFFFFF	2.51	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.36	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.36	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#94A5CF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#92A2CC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#93A8AF

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A3A3A3

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9ea0cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 160, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(72.0% 0.065 282.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bbbcdc',
    500: '#9ea0cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9ea0cd;
$custom-light: #bbbcdc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9ea0cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 158,
    "g": 160,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 237.447,
    "s": 31.973,
    "l": 71.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.72004,
    "c": 0.06521,
    "h": 282.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.36818
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9EA0CD

secondary

#EAE9DD

accent

#A63BAB

background

#FBFBFD

surface

#F6F6FB

border

#D0D0D4

text

#121215

muted

#818183

Preview Lab

Preview with #9EA0CD

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

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