#9FA2E7#9FA2E7
#9FA2E7 is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.390; OKLCH L 73.6% C 0.099 H 281.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9FA2E7 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(159, 162, 231) |
| HSL | hsl(238, 60%, 76%) |
| HSV | hsv(238, 31%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(31.2%, 29.9%, 0%, 9.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.74, 14.50, -35.06) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.74, 37.94, 292.47°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.59% 0.0202 -0.0974) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.59% 0.099 281.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.6383, 38.9799, 80.9159) |
| Luminance | 0.3898 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Periwinkle Blue
#8F99FB
ΔE00 5.64
Perrywinkle
#8F8CE7
ΔE00 6.67
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 7.24
Lavender Blue
#8B88F8
ΔE00 8.81
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 9.16
Light Periwinkle
#C1C6FC
ΔE00 9.58
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9FA2E7 #E7E49F
analogous
#9FC6E7 #9FA2E7 #C09FE7
triadic
#9FA2E7 #E79FA2 #A2E79F
tetradic
#9FA2E7 #E79FC6 #E7E49F #9FE7C0
square
#9FA2E7 #E79FC6 #E7E49F #9FE7C0
split-complementary
#9FA2E7 #E7C09F #C6E79F
monochromatic
#3D43CF #6E73DB #9FA2E7 #D0D1F3 #E7E7F9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.39
#9FA2E7 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.80
#9FA2E7 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #9FA2E7
8.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9FA2E7 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9FA2E7 | 1.00 | 2.39 | 8.80 | 8.80 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.39 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.80 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.80 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8EAAEA
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8AA5E5
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#8DAFBB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A8A8A8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9fa2e7; /* rgb */ color: rgb(159, 162, 231); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.6% 0.099 281.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bdbdef',
500: '#9fa2e7',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9fa2e7; $custom-light: #bdbdef; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9fa2e7",
"rgb": {
"r": 159,
"g": 162,
"b": 231
},
"hsl": {
"h": 237.5,
"s": 60,
"l": 76.471
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73592,
"c": 0.09947,
"h": 281.7
},
"luminance": 0.38981
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9FA2E7
secondary
#F0EFDB
accent
#C11EC8
background
#FBFBFE
surface
#F7F6FD
border
#D0D0D5
text
#121216
muted
#818184