#999eba

Color #999eba

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 12.21 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 5.9

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Conversions

HEX

#999eba

RGB

rgb(153, 158, 186)

HSL

hsl(230.9, 19.3%, 66.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(230.9, 17.7%, 72.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(17.7%, 15.1%, 0%, 27.1%)

LAB

lab(65.57, 4.12, -15.04)

LCH

lch(65.57, 15.59, 285.32)

OKLCH

oklch(70.5%, 0.0412, 277.25)

HWB

hwb(230.9, 60%, 27.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bab599

Analogous

#99afba

#999eba

#a599ba

Triadic

#999eba

#ba999e

#9eba99

Split-complementary

#999eba

#baa599

#afba99

Tetradic

#999eba

#b599ba

#bab599

#9eba99

Square

#999eba

#ba99af

#bab599

#99baa5

Shades

Color #999eba mixed toward black.

#777ea3

#5b6287

#444965

#2e3143

#171822

Tints

Color #999eba mixed toward white.

#aaaec6

#bbbed1

#cccfdd

#dddfe8

#eeeff4

Tones

Color #999eba mixed toward gray.

#9ca0b7

#9fa2b5

#a1a4b2

#a4a6af

#a7a8ac

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.64:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.95:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.95:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9b9bb4 · ΔE 2.3

Deuteranopia

#9b9bb2 · ΔE 2.6

Tritanopia

#99afad · ΔE 17

Achromatopsia

#9f9f9f · ΔE 11.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #999eba;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#999eba]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#999eba (#999eba) is rgb(153, 158, 186) in RGB.

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

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