#9F9FDA#9F9FDA
#9F9FDA is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.372; OKLCH L 72.4% C 0.085 H 284.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9F9FDA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(159, 159, 218) |
| HSL | hsl(240, 44%, 74%) |
| HSV | hsv(240, 27%, 85%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(27.1%, 27.1%, 0%, 14.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.45, 12.96, -29.90) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.45, 32.59, 293.43°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.42% 0.0207 -0.0826) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.42% 0.085 284.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.3478, 37.2283, 71.4287) |
| Luminance | 0.3723 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 5.71
Perrywinkle
#8F8CE7
ΔE00 7.30
Periwinkle Blue
#8F99FB
ΔE00 7.70
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 9.44
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 9.45
Pale Violet
#CEAEFA
ΔE00 9.78
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9F9FDA #DADA9F
analogous
#9FBDDA #9F9FDA #BD9FDA
triadic
#9F9FDA #DA9F9F #9FDA9F
tetradic
#9F9FDA #DA9FBD #DADA9F #9FDABD
square
#9F9FDA #DA9FBD #DADA9F #9FDABD
split-complementary
#9F9FDA #DABD9F #BDDA9F
monochromatic
#4747B8 #7373C9 #9F9FDA #CBCBEB #E9E9F6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.49
#9F9FDA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.45
#9F9FDA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #9F9FDA
8.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9F9FDA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9F9FDA | 1.00 | 2.49 | 8.45 | 8.45 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.49 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.45 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.45 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8FA6DD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8DA2D8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#91A9B4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A4A4A4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9f9fda; /* rgb */ color: rgb(159, 159, 218); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.4% 0.085 284.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bcbbe5',
500: '#9f9fda',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9f9fda; $custom-light: #bcbbe5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9f9fda",
"rgb": {
"r": 159,
"g": 159,
"b": 218
},
"hsl": {
"h": 240,
"s": 44.361,
"l": 73.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72424,
"c": 0.0852,
"h": 284.1
},
"luminance": 0.37229
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9F9FDA
secondary
#EDEDDE
accent
#B82EB8
background
#FBFBFE
surface
#F6F6FC
border
#D0D0D5
text
#121115
muted
#818084