#9FA3EF#9FA3EF

#9FA3EF is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.398; OKLCH L 74.2% C 0.109 H 281.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9FA3EF
RGB	rgb(159, 163, 239)
HSL	hsl(237, 71%, 78%)
HSV	hsv(237, 33%, 94%)
CMYK	cmyk(33.5%, 31.8%, 0%, 6.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(69.32, 15.97, -38.52)
CIE-LCH	lch(69.32, 41.70, 292.52°)
OKLab	oklab(74.16% 0.021 -0.1073)
OKLCH	oklch(74.16% 0.109 281.1)
XYZ	xyz(42.9709, 39.7959, 87.0619)
Luminance	0.3980 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9FA3EF #EFEB9F

analogous

#9FCBEF #9FA3EF #C39FEF

triadic

#9FA3EF #EF9FA3 #A3EF9F

tetradic

#9FA3EF #EF9FCB #EFEB9F #9FEFC3

square

#9FA3EF #EF9FCB #EFEB9F #9FEFC3

split-complementary

#9FA3EF #EFC39F #CBEF9F

monochromatic

#363EDE #6B71E6 #9FA3EF #D3D5F8 #E5E6FB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.34

#9FA3EF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.96

#9FA3EF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #9FA3EF

8.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9FA3EF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##9FA3EF	1.00	2.34	8.96	8.96
#FFFFFF	2.34	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.96	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.96	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8CACF2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#88A7ED

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8AB1BE

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A9A9A9

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9fa3ef;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(159, 163, 239);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(74.2% 0.109 281.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bdbef4',
    500: '#9fa3ef',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9fa3ef;
$custom-light: #bdbef4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9fa3ef",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 159,
    "g": 163,
    "b": 239
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 237,
    "s": 71.429,
    "l": 78.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.74155,
    "c": 0.10938,
    "h": 281.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.39797
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9FA3EF

secondary

#F2F1D9

accent

#CA12D3

background

#FBFBFE

surface

#F7F6FD

border

#D0D0D5

text

#121217

muted

#818185

Preview Lab

Preview with #9FA3EF

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

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