#99a0cc

Color #99a0cc

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 16.57 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 7.7

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Conversions

HEX

#99a0cc

RGB

rgb(153, 160, 204)

HSL

hsl(231.8, 33.3%, 70%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(231.8, 25%, 80%)

CMYK

cmyk(25%, 21.6%, 0%, 20%)

LAB

lab(66.73, 7.19, -23.3)

LCH

lch(66.73, 24.38, 287.15)

OKLCH

oklch(71.6%, 0.0646, 277.57)

HWB

hwb(231.8, 60%, 20%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ccc599

Analogous

#99b9cc

#99a0cc

#ac99cc

Triadic

#99a0cc

#cc99a0

#a0cc99

Split-complementary

#99a0cc

#ccac99

#b9cc99

Tetradic

#99a0cc

#c599cc

#ccc599

#a0cc99

Square

#99a0cc

#cc99b9

#ccc599

#99ccac

Shades

Color #99a0cc mixed toward black.

#717bb8

#4f5a9f

#3c4477

#282d4f

#141728

Tints

Color #99a0cc mixed toward white.

#aab0d4

#bbc0dd

#cccfe5

#dddfee

#eeeff6

Tones

Color #99a0cc mixed toward gray.

#9da3c8

#a2a6c3

#a6a9bf

#aaacbb

#aeafb7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.54:1

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

#9c9cc3 · ΔE 3

Deuteranopia

#9c9bc0 · ΔE 3.7

Tritanopia

#99bbb9 · ΔE 22.1

Achromatopsia

#a2a2a2 · ΔE 16.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #99a0cc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#99a0cc]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#99a0cc (#99a0cc) is rgb(153, 160, 204) in RGB.

No, #99a0cc is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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