#9999b0

Color #9999b0

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 10.63 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 5.7

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Conversions

HEX

#9999b0

RGB

rgb(153, 153, 176)

HSL

hsl(240, 12.7%, 64.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(240, 13.1%, 69%)

CMYK

cmyk(13.1%, 13.1%, 0%, 31%)

LAB

lab(63.91, 4.71, -11.94)

LCH

lch(63.91, 12.84, 291.53)

OKLCH

oklch(69.1%, 0.0335, 285.41)

HWB

hwb(240, 60%, 31%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b0b099

Analogous

#99a4b0

#9999b0

#a499b0

Triadic

#9999b0

#b09999

#99b099

Split-complementary

#9999b0

#b0a499

#a4b099

Tetradic

#9999b0

#b099b0

#b0b099

#99b099

Square

#9999b0

#b099a4

#b0b099

#99b0a4

Shades

Color #9999b0 mixed toward black.

#7a7a98

#60607c

#48485d

#30303e

#18181f

Tints

Color #9999b0 mixed toward white.

#aaaabd

#bbbbca

#ccccd7

#dddde5

#eeeef2

Tones

Color #9999b0 mixed toward gray.

#9b9bae

#9d9dac

#9f9faa

#a1a1a8

#a3a3a6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.79:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.54:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.54:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9999ab · ΔE 1.9

Deuteranopia

#9999aa · ΔE 2.4

Tritanopia

#99a7a6 · ΔE 14.6

Achromatopsia

#9b9b9b · ΔE 10.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #9999b0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9999b0]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#9999b0 (#9999b0) is rgb(153, 153, 176) in RGB.

No, #9999b0 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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