#9FA3EB#9FA3EB
#9FA3EB is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.396; OKLCH L 74.0% C 0.104 H 281.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9FA3EB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(159, 163, 235) |
| HSL | hsl(237, 66%, 77%) |
| HSV | hsv(237, 32%, 92%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(32.3%, 30.6%, 0%, 7.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.16, 14.95, -36.60) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.16, 39.53, 292.22°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.97% 0.02 -0.1018) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.97% 0.104 281.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.3866, 39.5622, 83.9842) |
| Luminance | 0.3956 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Periwinkle Blue
#8F99FB
ΔE00 5.16
Perrywinkle
#8F8CE7
ΔE00 6.72
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 7.81
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 8.64
Lavender Blue
#8B88F8
ΔE00 8.65
Light Periwinkle
#C1C6FC
ΔE00 9.47
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9FA3EB #EBE79F
analogous
#9FC9EB #9FA3EB #C19FEB
triadic
#9FA3EB #EB9FA3 #A3EB9F
tetradic
#9FA3EB #EB9FC9 #EBE79F #9FEBC1
square
#9FA3EB #EB9FC9 #EBE79F #9FEBC1
split-complementary
#9FA3EB #EBC19F #C9EB9F
monochromatic
#3A42D6 #6C72E0 #9FA3EB #D2D4F6 #E6E7FA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.36
#9FA3EB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.91
#9FA3EB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #9FA3EB
8.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9FA3EB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9FA3EB | 1.00 | 2.36 | 8.91 | 8.91 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.36 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.91 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.91 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8DACEE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8AA6E9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#8BB0BD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A9A9A9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9fa3eb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(159, 163, 235); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.0% 0.104 281.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bdbef1',
500: '#9fa3eb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9fa3eb; $custom-light: #bdbef1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9fa3eb",
"rgb": {
"r": 159,
"g": 163,
"b": 235
},
"hsl": {
"h": 236.842,
"s": 65.517,
"l": 77.255
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73971,
"c": 0.10375,
"h": 281.1
},
"luminance": 0.39563
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9FA3EB
secondary
#F1F0DA
accent
#C418CD
background
#FBFBFE
surface
#F7F6FD
border
#D0D0D5
text
#121217
muted
#818185