#9f99d9

Color #9f99d9

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 19.19 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 8.8

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Conversions

HEX

#9f99d9

RGB

rgb(159, 153, 217)

HSL

hsl(245.6, 45.7%, 72.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(245.6, 29.5%, 85.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(26.7%, 29.5%, 0%, 14.9%)

LAB

lab(65.87, 16.11, -31.78)

LCH

lch(65.87, 35.63, 296.88)

OKLCH

oklch(71.2%, 0.0926, 288.12)

HWB

hwb(245.6, 60%, 14.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d3d999

Analogous

#99b3d9

#9f99d9

#bf99d9

Triadic

#9f99d9

#d99f99

#99d99f

Split-complementary

#9f99d9

#d9bf99

#b3d999

Tetradic

#9f99d9

#d999d3

#d3d999

#99d99f

Square

#9f99d9

#d999b3

#d3d999

#99d9bf

Shades

Color #9f99d9 mixed toward black.

#756cc8

#4d43b4

#3a3287

#27215a

#13112d

Tints

Color #9f99d9 mixed toward white.

#afaadf

#bfbbe6

#cfccec

#dfddf2

#efeef9

Tones

Color #9f99d9 mixed toward gray.

#a39ed4

#a7a4ce

#aca9c9

#b0aec4

#b5b4be

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.61:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.03:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.03:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9c9ccc · ΔE 3.4

Deuteranopia

#9d9dc9 · ΔE 4.4

Tritanopia

#9fc1be · ΔE 25.7

Achromatopsia

#a0a0a0 · ΔE 20.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9f99d9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9f99d9]

Related colors

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Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#9f99d9 (#9f99d9) is rgb(159, 153, 217) in RGB.

No, #9f99d9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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