#9FA0DB#9FA0DB

#9FA0DB is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.376; OKLCH L 72.7% C 0.085 H 283.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.53:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9FA0DB
RGB	rgb(159, 160, 219)
HSL	hsl(239, 45%, 74%)
HSV	hsv(239, 27%, 86%)
CMYK	cmyk(27.4%, 26.9%, 0%, 14.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(67.74, 12.64, -30.00)
CIE-LCH	lch(67.74, 32.55, 292.84°)
OKLab	oklab(72.67% 0.0196 -0.0829)
OKLCH	oklch(72.67% 0.085 283.3)
XYZ	xyz(39.6518, 37.6261, 72.1775)
Luminance	0.3763 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9FA0DB #DBDA9F

analogous

#9FBEDB #9FA0DB #BC9FDB

triadic

#9FA0DB #DB9FA0 #A0DB9F

tetradic

#9FA0DB #DB9FBE #DBDA9F #9FDBBC

square

#9FA0DB #DB9FBE #DBDA9F #9FDBBC

split-complementary

#9FA0DB #DBBC9F #BEDB9F

monochromatic

#4648BA #7274CA #9FA0DB #CCCCEC #E9E9F7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.46

#9FA0DB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.53

#9FA0DB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #9FA0DB

8.53:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9FA0DB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##9FA0DB	1.00	2.46	8.53	8.53
#FFFFFF	2.46	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.53	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.53	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#90A7DE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8DA3D9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#91AAB5

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A5A5A5

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9fa0db;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(159, 160, 219);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(72.7% 0.085 283.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bcbce6',
    500: '#9fa0db',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9fa0db;
$custom-light: #bcbce6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9fa0db",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 159,
    "g": 160,
    "b": 219
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 239,
    "s": 45.455,
    "l": 74.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.72666,
    "c": 0.08521,
    "h": 283.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.37627
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9FA0DB

secondary

#EEEDDD

accent

#B62DB9

background

#FBFBFE

surface

#F6F6FC

border

#D0D0D5

text

#121216

muted

#818184

Preview Lab

Preview with #9FA0DB

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

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