#999bb2

Color #999bb2

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 10.69 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 5.4

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Conversions

HEX

#999bb2

RGB

rgb(153, 155, 178)

HSL

hsl(235.2, 14%, 64.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(235.2, 14%, 69.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(14%, 12.9%, 0%, 30.2%)

LAB

lab(64.51, 4.03, -12.16)

LCH

lch(64.51, 12.81, 288.34)

OKLCH

oklch(69.6%, 0.0336, 281.51)

HWB

hwb(235.2, 60%, 30.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b2b099

Analogous

#99a7b2

#999bb2

#a399b2

Triadic

#999bb2

#b2999b

#9bb299

Split-complementary

#999bb2

#b2a399

#a7b299

Tetradic

#999bb2

#b099b2

#b2b099

#9bb299

Square

#999bb2

#b299a7

#b2b099

#99b2a3

Shades

Color #999bb2 mixed toward black.

#7a7c9a

#5f617e

#47495e

#2f313f

#18181f

Tints

Color #999bb2 mixed toward white.

#aaacbf

#bbbccc

#cccdd9

#dddee5

#eeeef2

Tones

Color #999bb2 mixed toward gray.

#9b9db0

#9d9eae

#9fa0ac

#a1a2aa

#a3a4a8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.73:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.69:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.69:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9a9aad · ΔE 1.6

Deuteranopia

#9a9aac · ΔE 2

Tritanopia

#99a9a8 · ΔE 14.5

Achromatopsia

#9c9c9c · ΔE 10.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #999bb2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#999bb2]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#999bb2 (#999bb2) is rgb(153, 155, 178) in RGB.

No, #999bb2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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