#9EA2DD#9EA2DD

#9EA2DD is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.383; OKLCH L 73.1% C 0.085 H 281.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9EA2DD
RGB	rgb(158, 162, 221)
HSL	hsl(236, 48%, 74%)
HSV	hsv(236, 29%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(28.5%, 26.7%, 0%, 13.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(68.26, 11.71, -30.31)
CIE-LCH	lch(68.26, 32.49, 291.12°)
OKLab	oklab(73.08% 0.0164 -0.0838)
OKLCH	oklch(73.08% 0.085 281.1)
XYZ	xyz(40.0686, 38.3292, 73.6798)
Luminance	0.3833 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9EA2DD #DDD99E

analogous

#9EC2DD #9EA2DD #BA9EDD

triadic

#9EA2DD #DD9EA2 #A2DD9E

tetradic

#9EA2DD #DD9EC2 #DDD99E #9EDDBA

square

#9EA2DD #DD9EC2 #DDD99E #9EDDBA

split-complementary

#9EA2DD #DDBA9E #C2DD9E

monochromatic

#434BBD #7177CD #9EA2DD #CBCDED #E8E9F7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.42

#9EA2DD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.67

#9EA2DD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #9EA2DD

8.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9EA2DD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##9EA2DD	1.00	2.42	8.67	8.67
#FFFFFF	2.42	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.67	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.67	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#91A9E0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8EA4DB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8EADB7

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A6A6A6

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9ea2dd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 162, 221);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(73.1% 0.085 281.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bcbde7',
    500: '#9ea2dd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9ea2dd;
$custom-light: #bcbde7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9ea2dd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 158,
    "g": 162,
    "b": 221
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 236.19,
    "s": 48.092,
    "l": 74.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.73075,
    "c": 0.08539,
    "h": 281.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.3833
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9EA2DD

secondary

#EEEDDD

accent

#B22ABB

background

#FBFBFE

surface

#F6F6FC

border

#D0D0D5

text

#121216

muted

#818184

Preview Lab

Preview with #9EA2DD

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

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