#9a99bc

Color #9a99bc

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 14.75 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 9.2

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Conversions

HEX

#9a99bc

RGB

rgb(154, 153, 188)

HSL

hsl(241.7, 20.7%, 66.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(241.7, 18.6%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(18.1%, 18.6%, 0%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(64.39, 7.71, -17.94)

LCH

lch(64.39, 19.53, 293.26)

OKLCH

oklch(69.6%, 0.0509, 286.3)

HWB

hwb(241.7, 60%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bbbc99

Analogous

#99aabc

#9a99bc

#ac99bc

Triadic

#9a99bc

#bc9a99

#99bc9a

Split-complementary

#9a99bc

#bcac99

#aabc99

Tetradic

#9a99bc

#bc99bb

#bbbc99

#99bc9a

Square

#9a99bc

#bc99aa

#bbbc99

#99bcac

Shades

Color #9a99bc mixed toward black.

#7877a6

#5c5a89

#454467

#2e2d45

#171722

Tints

Color #9a99bc mixed toward white.

#abaac7

#bcbbd2

#cdccde

#dddde9

#eeeef4

Tones

Color #9a99bc mixed toward gray.

#9d9cb9

#a09fb6

#a2a2b3

#a5a5b0

#a8a8ae

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.74:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.66:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.66:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9a9ab4 · ΔE 3

Deuteranopia

#9a9ab2 · ΔE 3.7

Tritanopia

#9aaead · ΔE 19.4

Achromatopsia

#9c9c9c · ΔE 14.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9a99bc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9a99bc]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#9a99bc (#9a99bc) is rgb(154, 153, 188) in RGB.

No, #9a99bc is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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