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Light Blue
#9F96DF

Light Blue (#9F96DF) with RGB(159, 150, 223) and HSL(247, 53%, 73%). Suitable for modern interface themes, branding accents, and design systems.

IndigoLightcool
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Interactive

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Active theme: Light Blue
Values

Production-ready color values

Copy formats for CSS, handoff docs, tokens, and implementation.

HEX
#9F96DF
RGB
rgb(159, 150, 223)
HSL
hsl(247, 53%, 73%)
HSV
hsv(247, 33%, 87%)
CMYK
cmyk(29%, 33%, 0%, 13%)
Decimal
10458847
Contrast

Accessibility checks

Aa
On white
2.66:1
Aa
On black
7.9:1
Shades

Tonal scale

#0C0A1F#17123B#261E62#352A89#4436B0#5E4FC9#8176D5#9E96DF#BEB9E9#DFDCF4
90080070060050040030020010050
Accessibility

Contrast Audit

On White
FAIL
Text
2.66:1
On Black
WCAG AA PASS
Text
7.90:1
Vision

Simulator

protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia
Harmonies

Palette combinations from this base color

Open any harmony as a shareable palette route and keep refining from there.

Complementary
Open palette
#9F96DF#D6DF96
#9E96DF#DF9E96#96DF9E
Analogous
Open palette
#96B2DF#969FDF#9E96DF#B096DF#C396DF
Split complementary
Open palette
#9E96DF#DFC396#B2DF96
Tetradic
Open palette
#9E96DF#DF96B2#D6DF96#96DFC3
Monochromatic
Open palette
#1E184E#352A89#4C3CC3#8176D5#B7B1E7
Analysis

Design expert profile

Detailed psychological and professional strategy for this specific tone.

Light Blue (#9F96DF) with RGB(159, 150, 223) and HSL(247, 53%, 73%). Suitable for modern interface themes, branding accents, and design systems.
indigolightcoolhex-9f96dfh-247s-53l-73
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Developer Handoff

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CSS
/* Light Blue */
color: #9F96DF;
background-color: #9F96DF;
border-color: #9F96DF;
box-shadow: 0 4px 24px #9f96df40;
Tailwind CSS
bg-[#9F96DF] text-[#9F96DF] border-[#9F96DF] ring-[#9F96DF]
SwiftUI
Color(red: 0.624, green: 0.588, blue: 0.875)
Flutter / Dart
Color(0xFF9F96DF)
Android XML
<color name="light_blue">#9F96DF</color>
React Native
{ color: '#9F96DF' }
Social Media

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Light Blue

#9F96DF·rgb(159, 150, 223)

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#C0C0C0
Dark Gray
#A9A9A9
Light Blue
#ADD8E6
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6
Light Steel Blue
#B0C4DE
Light Sky Blue
#87CEFA
Brand Match

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About

About Light Blue

This section gives the same kind of richer color context you’d expect from a dedicated color reference page.

Meaning
Light Blue sits in the indigo family with a light tone, so it holds enough weight for primary UI accents. It reads as calm, credible, and interface-friendly.
Applications
Light Blue (#9F96DF) with RGB(159, 150, 223) and HSL(247, 53%, 73%). Suitable for modern interface themes, branding accents, and design systems. It performs better as foreground color on dark interfaces and dense contrast surfaces.
Family
Indigo
Tone
Light
Temperature
cool
Keywords
indigo, light, cool, hex-9f96df, h-247, s-53
Conversion

Color conversions

Use these values in CSS, product docs, design tokens, and print-oriented workflows.

HEX
#9F96DF
RGB
rgb(159, 150, 223)
HSL
hsl(247, 53%, 73%)
HSV
hsv(247, 33%, 87%)
CMYK
cmyk(29%, 33%, 0%, 13%)
Variations

Shades and tonal variations

Build softer surfaces, deeper states, and a cleaner tonal system from the same base hue.

#0C0A1F#17123B#261E62#352A89#4436B0#5E4FC9#8176D5#9E96DF#BEB9E9#DFDCF4
900
#0C0A1F
800
#17123B
700
#261E62
600
#352A89
500
#4436B0
400
#5E4FC9
Color harmonies

Harmony-based palette routes

Move from a single color into full palette ideas based on common harmony systems.

Complementary
Open palette
#9F96DF#D6DF96
#9E96DF#DF9E96#96DF9E
Analogous
Open palette
#96B2DF#969FDF#9E96DF#B096DF#C396DF
Split complementary
Open palette
#9E96DF#DFC396#B2DF96
Tetradic
Open palette
#9E96DF#DF96B2#D6DF96#96DFC3
Monochromatic
Open palette
#1E184E#352A89#4C3CC3#8176D5#B7B1E7
Blindness simulator

Color blindness preview

These simulations help you judge whether the color keeps enough identity across common color-vision variations.

Protanopia
#9B9BCD
Red-sensitive cones are reduced, so warm reds and greens can collapse toward similar mid-tones.
Deuteranopia
#9C9CC9
Green-sensitive cones are reduced, which often compresses green and red distinctions.
Tritanopia
#9FBFBC
Blue-sensitive cones are reduced, which shifts blues and yellows toward flatter blends.
Contrast checker

Accessibility contrast snapshots

Use these quick checks to understand where the color is more reliable for text, icons, and UI foregrounds.

Aa
On white
2.66:1
Fails normal and large text guidance.
Aa
On black
7.9:1
AAA passes for normal text.
Similar colors

Nearby color references

Use nearby colors when you want alternatives with a similar overall feel but a different hue or intensity.

Silver
#C0C0C0
Dark Gray
#A9A9A9
Light Blue
#ADD8E6
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6
Light Steel Blue
#B0C4DE
Light Sky Blue
#87CEFA
Color libraries

Library-ready mappings

These mappings help you slot the color into CSS names, Tailwind-like scales, and semantic design tokens faster.

CSS named match
Light Blue
Closest standard CSS name to #9F96DF for developer-friendly reference and docs.
Design token
--color-indigo-light
A token-friendly alias you can use in design systems, Tailwind maps, or CSS variables.
Tailwind-friendly scale
indigo-500
A naming pattern that fits Tailwind-style scale systems and keeps #9F96DF as the core value.
HSL token
247 53% 73%
Useful when your component library or theme layer stores semantic colors in HSL channels.
Color palettes

Palette ideas related to this color

These palette routes are pulled from the curated library based on RGB similarity, so you can branch into more complete systems quickly.

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OLED Dark
Similarity score 43
Open
darkminimalmodern
Industrial
Similarity score 44
Open
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Charcoal
Similarity score 48
Open
minimalgraydark
Pastel Party
Similarity score 52
Open
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