#999bcc

Color #999bcc

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 19.98 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 9

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Conversions

HEX

#999bcc

RGB

rgb(153, 155, 204)

HSL

hsl(237.6, 33.3%, 70%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(237.6, 25%, 80%)

CMYK

cmyk(25%, 24%, 0%, 20%)

LAB

lab(65.42, 10.01, -25.31)

LCH

lch(65.42, 27.22, 291.58)

OKLCH

oklch(70.6%, 0.0714, 282.54)

HWB

hwb(237.6, 60%, 20%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ccca99

Analogous

#99b5cc

#999bcc

#b099cc

Triadic

#999bcc

#cc999b

#9bcc99

Split-complementary

#999bcc

#ccb099

#b5cc99

Tetradic

#999bcc

#ca99cc

#ccca99

#9bcc99

Square

#999bcc

#cc99b5

#ccca99

#99ccb0

Shades

Color #999bcc mixed toward black.

#7174b8

#4f539f

#3c3e77

#28294f

#141528

Tints

Color #999bcc mixed toward white.

#aaacd4

#bbbcdd

#cccde5

#dddeee

#eeeef6

Tones

Color #999bcc mixed toward gray.

#9d9fc8

#a2a3c3

#a6a7bf

#aaabbb

#aeafb7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.65:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.91:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.91:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9a9ac2 · ΔE 2.6

Deuteranopia

#9a9abf · ΔE 3.4

Tritanopia

#99b9b7 · ΔE 23.3

Achromatopsia

#9f9f9f · ΔE 17.6

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #999bcc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#999bcc]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#999bcc (#999bcc) is rgb(153, 155, 204) in RGB.

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

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