#99abbc

Color #99abbc

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 10.4 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 4.3

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Conversions

HEX

#99abbc

RGB

rgb(153, 171, 188)

HSL

hsl(209.1, 20.7%, 66.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(209.1, 18.6%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(18.6%, 9%, 0%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(69.13, -2.61, -10.8)

LCH

lch(69.13, 11.11, 256.41)

OKLCH

oklch(73.3%, 0.0319, 246.73)

HWB

hwb(209.1, 60%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bcaa99

Analogous

#99bcbc

#99abbc

#999abc

Triadic

#99abbc

#bc99ab

#abbc99

Split-complementary

#99abbc

#bc999a

#bcbc99

Tetradic

#99abbc

#aa99bc

#bcaa99

#abbc99

Square

#99abbc

#bc99bc

#bcaa99

#9abc99

Shades

Color #99abbc mixed toward black.

#778fa6

#5a7289

#445667

#2d3945

#171d22

Tints

Color #99abbc mixed toward white.

#aab9c7

#bbc7d2

#ccd5de

#dde3e9

#eef1f4

Tones

Color #99abbc mixed toward gray.

#9cabb9

#9fabb6

#a2abb3

#a5abb0

#a8abae

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.36:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.91:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.91:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a1a1b8 · ΔE 9.6

Deuteranopia

#a09fb7 · ΔE 10.3

Tritanopia

#9ab5b4 · ΔE 10.3

Achromatopsia

#a9a9a9 · ΔE 9.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #99abbc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#99abbc]

Related colors

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Steel Blue #4682b4

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Frequently asked questions

#99abbc (#99abbc) is rgb(153, 171, 188) in RGB.

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

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