#9EA2CE#9EA2CE

#9EA2CE is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.376; OKLCH L 72.5% C 0.064 H 280.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9EA2CE
RGB	rgb(158, 162, 206)
HSL	hsl(235, 33%, 71%)
HSV	hsv(235, 23%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(23.3%, 21.4%, 0%, 19.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(67.70, 8.08, -22.89)
CIE-LCH	lch(67.70, 24.28, 289.45°)
OKLab	oklab(72.45% 0.0118 -0.0628)
OKLCH	oklch(72.45% 0.064 280.6)
XYZ	xyz(38.1587, 37.5652, 63.6209)
Luminance	0.3757 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9EA2CE #CECA9E

analogous

#9EBACE #9EA2CE #B29ECE

triadic

#9EA2CE #CE9EA2 #A2CE9E

tetradic

#9EA2CE #CE9EBA #CECA9E #9ECEB2

square

#9EA2CE #CE9EBA #CECA9E #9ECEB2

split-complementary

#9EA2CE #CEB29E #BACE9E

monochromatic

#5158A1 #757BB9 #9EA2CE #C7C9E3 #EBECF5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.47

#9EA2CE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.51

#9EA2CE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #9EA2CE

8.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9EA2CE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##9EA2CE	1.00	2.47	8.51	8.51
#FFFFFF	2.47	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.51	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.51	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#96A7D0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#94A3CD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#93AAB1

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A5A5A5

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9ea2ce;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 162, 206);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(72.5% 0.064 280.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bbbddd',
    500: '#9ea2ce',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9ea2ce;
$custom-light: #bbbddd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9ea2ce",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 158,
    "g": 162,
    "b": 206
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 235,
    "s": 32.877,
    "l": 71.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.72451,
    "c": 0.06389,
    "h": 280.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.37566
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9EA2CE

secondary

#EAE9DE

accent

#A23AAC

background

#FBFBFD

surface

#F6F6FB

border

#D0D0D4

text

#121215

muted

#818183

Preview Lab

Preview with #9EA2CE

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

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