#9F86C0 · Blue Gray

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#9F86C0 is a medium, muted blue color, closest to Blue Gray and near Blue Gray and Amethyst. In OKLCH it has 66% lightness and 0.09 chroma at hue 304°. Blue suggests trust, stability and calm; it is the most used hue in corporate and tech branding, which makes #9F86C0 a natural choice for links, primary buttons, finance and technology. It appears in 1 ColorSwoop palette.

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HEX#9F86C0
RGBrgb(159, 134, 192)
HSLhsl(266, 32%, 64%)
CMYK17, 30, 0, 25
CSS var--blue-gray
Contrast3.16:1 white · 6.65:1 black

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How to use #9F86C0

Black text passes WCAG AA on #9F86C0 (6.65:1); white text does not (3.16:1).

For a calm scheme pair #9F86C0 with its analogous neighbors #868AC1 and #BD86C1; for contrast use its complement #A7C186 as a small accent, and anchor everything with a neutral such as #1F1F24.

--blue-gray: #9F86C0;

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