#9FA4EB#9FA4EB
#9FA4EB is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.399; OKLCH L 74.2% C 0.102 H 280.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9FA4EB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(159, 164, 235) |
| HSL | hsl(236, 66%, 77%) |
| HSV | hsv(236, 32%, 92%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(32.3%, 30.2%, 0%, 7.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.41, 14.38, -36.20) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.41, 38.95, 291.67°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.17% 0.0186 -0.1007) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.17% 0.102 280.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.5648, 39.9187, 84.0436) |
| Luminance | 0.3992 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Periwinkle Blue
#8F99FB
ΔE00 5.27
Perrywinkle
#8F8CE7
ΔE00 6.98
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 7.97
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 8.35
Lavender Blue
#8B88F8
ΔE00 8.88
Light Periwinkle
#C1C6FC
ΔE00 9.24
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9FA4EB #EBE69F
analogous
#9FCAEB #9FA4EB #C09FEB
triadic
#9FA4EB #EB9FA4 #A4EB9F
tetradic
#9FA4EB #EB9FCA #EBE69F #9FEBC0
square
#9FA4EB #EB9FCA #EBE69F #9FEBC0
split-complementary
#9FA4EB #EBC09F #CAEB9F
monochromatic
#3A44D6 #6C74E0 #9FA4EB #D2D4F6 #E6E7FA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.34
#9FA4EB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.98
#9FA4EB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #9FA4EB
8.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9FA4EB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9FA4EB | 1.00 | 2.34 | 8.98 | 8.98 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.34 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.98 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.98 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8FACEE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8BA7E9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#8BB1BD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A9A9A9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9fa4eb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(159, 164, 235); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.2% 0.102 280.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bdbef1',
500: '#9fa4eb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9fa4eb; $custom-light: #bdbef1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9fa4eb",
"rgb": {
"r": 159,
"g": 164,
"b": 235
},
"hsl": {
"h": 236.053,
"s": 65.517,
"l": 77.255
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74168,
"c": 0.10238,
"h": 280.5
},
"luminance": 0.3992
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9FA4EB
secondary
#F1F0DA
accent
#C118CD
background
#FBFBFE
surface
#F7F6FD
border
#D0D0D5
text
#121217
muted
#818185