#99a0cb

Color #99a0cb

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 16.24 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 7.5

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Conversions

HEX

#99a0cb

RGB

rgb(153, 160, 203)

HSL

hsl(231.6, 32.5%, 69.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(231.6, 24.6%, 79.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(24.6%, 21.2%, 0%, 20.4%)

LAB

lab(66.69, 6.95, -22.8)

LCH

lch(66.69, 23.84, 286.95)

OKLCH

oklch(71.5%, 0.0631, 277.46)

HWB

hwb(231.6, 60%, 20.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cbc499

Analogous

#99b9cb

#99a0cb

#ab99cb

Triadic

#99a0cb

#cb99a0

#a0cb99

Split-complementary

#99a0cb

#cbab99

#b9cb99

Tetradic

#99a0cb

#c499cb

#cbc499

#a0cb99

Square

#99a0cb

#cb99b9

#cbc499

#99cbab

Shades

Color #99a0cb mixed toward black.

#727bb7

#505b9d

#3c4476

#282d4f

#141727

Tints

Color #99a0cb mixed toward white.

#aab0d4

#bbc0dc

#cccfe5

#dddfee

#eeeff6

Tones

Color #99a0cb mixed toward gray.

#9da3c7

#a1a6c3

#a5a9bf

#aaacba

#aeafb6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.55:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.25:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.25:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9c9cc2 · ΔE 3

Deuteranopia

#9c9bbf · ΔE 3.7

Tritanopia

#99bab8 · ΔE 21.8

Achromatopsia

#a2a2a2 · ΔE 16

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Code

CSS

background-color: #99a0cb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#99a0cb]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#99a0cb (#99a0cb) is rgb(153, 160, 203) in RGB.

No, #99a0cb is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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