#9FA2CF#9FA2CF

#9FA2CF is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.377; OKLCH L 72.6% C 0.065 H 281.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.54:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9FA2CF
RGB	rgb(159, 162, 207)
HSL	hsl(236, 33%, 72%)
HSV	hsv(236, 23%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(23.2%, 21.7%, 0%, 18.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(67.81, 8.63, -23.27)
CIE-LCH	lch(67.81, 24.82, 290.34°)
OKLab	oklab(72.57% 0.0132 -0.0638)
OKLCH	oklch(72.57% 0.065 281.7)
XYZ	xyz(38.4781, 37.7158, 64.2720)
Luminance	0.3772 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9FA2CF #CFCC9F

analogous

#9FBACF #9FA2CF #B49FCF

triadic

#9FA2CF #CF9FA2 #A2CF9F

tetradic

#9FA2CF #CF9FBA #CFCC9F #9FCFB4

square

#9FA2CF #CF9FBA #CFCC9F #9FCFB4

split-complementary

#9FA2CF #CFB49F #BACF9F

monochromatic

#5156A2 #767ABB #9FA2CF #C8CAE3 #EBEBF5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.46

#9FA2CF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.54

#9FA2CF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #9FA2CF

8.54:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9FA2CF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##9FA2CF	1.00	2.46	8.54	8.54
#FFFFFF	2.46	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.54	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.54	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#96A7D1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#94A4CE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#94AAB1

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A5A5A5

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9fa2cf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(159, 162, 207);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(72.6% 0.065 281.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bcbddd',
    500: '#9fa2cf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9fa2cf;
$custom-light: #bcbddd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9fa2cf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 159,
    "g": 162,
    "b": 207
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 236.25,
    "s": 33.333,
    "l": 71.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.72569,
    "c": 0.06518,
    "h": 281.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.37717
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9FA2CF

secondary

#EBEADF

accent

#A539AC

background

#FBFBFD

surface

#F6F6FB

border

#D0D0D4

text

#121215

muted

#818183

Preview Lab

Preview with #9FA2CF

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

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