#9999bf

Color #9999bf

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 15.83 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 9.1

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Conversions

HEX

#9999bf

RGB

rgb(153, 153, 191)

HSL

hsl(240, 22.9%, 67.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(240, 19.9%, 74.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(19.9%, 19.9%, 0%, 25.1%)

LAB

lab(64.42, 8.07, -19.59)

LCH

lch(64.42, 21.19, 292.39)

OKLCH

oklch(69.6%, 0.0554, 284.86)

HWB

hwb(240, 60%, 25.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bfbf99

Analogous

#99acbf

#9999bf

#ac99bf

Triadic

#9999bf

#bf9999

#99bf99

Split-complementary

#9999bf

#bfac99

#acbf99

Tetradic

#9999bf

#bf99bf

#bfbf99

#99bf99

Square

#9999bf

#bf99ac

#bfbf99

#99bfac

Shades

Color #9999bf mixed toward black.

#7676a9

#58588d

#42426a

#2c2c47

#161623

Tints

Color #9999bf mixed toward white.

#aaaaca

#bbbbd4

#ccccdf

#ddddea

#eeeef4

Tones

Color #9999bf mixed toward gray.

#9c9cbc

#9f9fb9

#a3a3b6

#a6a6b2

#a9a9af

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

#9999b7 · ΔE 2.5

Deuteranopia

#9999b5 · ΔE 3.1

Tritanopia

#99b0ae · ΔE 20.8

Achromatopsia

#9c9c9c · ΔE 15.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #9999bf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9999bf]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#9999bf (#9999bf) is rgb(153, 153, 191) in RGB.

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

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