#9FA6CE#9FA6CE
#9FA6CE is a light, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.391; OKLCH L 73.3% C 0.058 H 277.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.82:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9FA6CE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(159, 166, 206) |
| HSL | hsl(231, 32%, 72%) |
| HSV | hsv(231, 23%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(22.8%, 19.4%, 0%, 19.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.82, 6.16, -21.17) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.82, 22.05, 286.22°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.35% 0.0072 -0.058) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.35% 0.058 277.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.0721, 39.0988, 63.8688) |
| Luminance | 0.3910 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 8.21
Light Periwinkle
#C1C6FC
ΔE00 9.43
Periwinkle Blue
#8F99FB
ΔE00 10.25
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 10.36
Lightsteelblue
#B0C4DE
ΔE00 10.38
Perrywinkle
#8F8CE7
ΔE00 10.54
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9FA6CE #CEC79F
analogous
#9FBECE #9FA6CE #B09FCE
triadic
#9FA6CE #CE9FA6 #A6CE9F
tetradic
#9FA6CE #CE9FBE #CEC79F #9FCEB0
square
#9FA6CE #CE9FBE #CEC79F #9FCEB0
split-complementary
#9FA6CE #CEB09F #BECE9F
monochromatic
#525EA1 #7680B9 #9FA6CE #C8CCE3 #EBECF5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.38
#9FA6CE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.82
#9FA6CE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #9FA6CE
8.82:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9FA6CE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9FA6CE | 1.00 | 2.38 | 8.82 | 8.82 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.38 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.82 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.82 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9BAAD0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#98A6CD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#94ADB3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A8A8A8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9fa6ce; /* rgb */ color: rgb(159, 166, 206); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.3% 0.058 277.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bcc0dd',
500: '#9fa6ce',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9fa6ce; $custom-light: #bcc0dd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9fa6ce",
"rgb": {
"r": 159,
"g": 166,
"b": 206
},
"hsl": {
"h": 231.064,
"s": 32.414,
"l": 71.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73345,
"c": 0.05842,
"h": 277.1
},
"luminance": 0.391
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9FA6CE
secondary
#EAE9DE
accent
#9A3AAB
background
#FBFBFD
surface
#F6F7FB
border
#D0D0D4
text
#121215
muted
#818183