#9FA1CA#9FA1CA
#9FA1CA is a light, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.371; OKLCH L 72.2% C 0.059 H 282.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9FA1CA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(159, 161, 202) |
| HSL | hsl(237, 29%, 71%) |
| HSV | hsv(237, 21%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(21.3%, 20.3%, 0%, 20.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.37, 8.02, -21.17) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.37, 22.64, 290.74°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.17% 0.013 -0.0579) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.17% 0.059 282.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.7010, 37.1243, 61.0451) |
| Luminance | 0.3713 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 7.05
Perrywinkle
#8F8CE7
ΔE00 10.49
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 10.58
Light Periwinkle
#C1C6FC
ΔE00 10.62
Periwinkle Blue
#8F99FB
ΔE00 11.09
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 11.19
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9FA1CA #CAC89F
analogous
#9FB6CA #9FA1CA #B29FCA
triadic
#9FA1CA #CA9FA1 #A1CA9F
tetradic
#9FA1CA #CA9FB6 #CAC89F #9FCAB2
square
#9FA1CA #CA9FB6 #CAC89F #9FCAB2
split-complementary
#9FA1CA #CAB29F #B6CA9F
monochromatic
#55589A #787AB4 #9FA1CA #C6C8E0 #EBECF4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.49
#9FA1CA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.42
#9FA1CA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #9FA1CA
8.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9FA1CA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9FA1CA | 1.00 | 2.49 | 8.42 | 8.42 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.49 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.42 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.42 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#96A5CC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#95A3C9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#95A8AF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A4A4A4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9fa1ca; /* rgb */ color: rgb(159, 161, 202); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.2% 0.059 282.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bcbcda',
500: '#9fa1ca',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9fa1ca; $custom-light: #bcbcda; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9fa1ca",
"rgb": {
"r": 159,
"g": 161,
"b": 202
},
"hsl": {
"h": 237.209,
"s": 28.859,
"l": 70.784
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72167,
"c": 0.05937,
"h": 282.6
},
"luminance": 0.37125
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9FA1CA
secondary
#E8E8DD
accent
#A33EA8
background
#FBFBFD
surface
#F6F6FA
border
#D0D0D3
text
#121214
muted
#818183