#99a5bb

Color #99a5bb

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 11.38 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 2.3

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Conversions

HEX

#99a5bb

RGB

rgb(153, 165, 187)

HSL

hsl(218.8, 20%, 66.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(218.8, 18.2%, 73.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(18.2%, 11.8%, 0%, 26.7%)

LAB

lab(67.48, 0.46, -12.73)

LCH

lch(67.48, 12.74, 272.07)

OKLCH

oklch(72%, 0.0348, 262.57)

HWB

hwb(218.8, 60%, 26.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bbaf99

Analogous

#99b6bb

#99a5bb

#9e99bb

Triadic

#99a5bb

#bb99a5

#a5bb99

Split-complementary

#99a5bb

#bb9e99

#b6bb99

Tetradic

#99a5bb

#af99bb

#bbaf99

#a5bb99

Square

#99a5bb

#bb99b6

#bbaf99

#99bb9e

Shades

Color #99a5bb mixed toward black.

#7787a4

#5b6b88

#445066

#2d3544

#171b22

Tints

Color #99a5bb mixed toward white.

#aab4c6

#bbc3d2

#ccd2dd

#dde1e8

#eef0f4

Tones

Color #99a5bb mixed toward gray.

#9ca6b8

#9fa7b5

#a2a8b3

#a4a8b0

#a7a9ad

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.48:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.45:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.45:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9e9eb6 · ΔE 6

Deuteranopia

#9e9db5 · ΔE 6.5

Tritanopia

#9ab2b1 · ΔE 13.2

Achromatopsia

#a4a4a4 · ΔE 9.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #99a5bb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#99a5bb]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#99a5bb (#99a5bb) is rgb(153, 165, 187) in RGB.

No, #99a5bb is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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