#9999db

Color #9999db

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 17.08 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 8.5

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Conversions

HEX

#9999db

RGB

rgb(153, 153, 219)

HSL

hsl(240, 47.8%, 72.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(240, 30.1%, 85.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(30.1%, 30.1%, 0%, 14.1%)

LAB

lab(65.49, 14.85, -33.53)

LCH

lch(65.49, 36.67, 293.89)

OKLCH

oklch(70.8%, 0.0958, 283.7)

HWB

hwb(240, 60%, 14.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#dbdb99

Analogous

#99badb

#9999db

#ba99db

Triadic

#9999db

#db9999

#99db99

Split-complementary

#9999db

#dbba99

#badb99

Tetradic

#9999db

#db99db

#dbdb99

#99db99

Square

#9999db

#db99ba

#dbdb99

#99dbba

Shades

Color #9999db mixed toward black.

#6b6bcb

#4141b7

#313189

#20205c

#10102e

Tints

Color #9999db mixed toward white.

#aaaae1

#bbbbe7

#cccced

#ddddf3

#eeeef9

Tones

Color #9999db mixed toward gray.

#9e9ed5

#a4a4d0

#a9a9ca

#afafc5

#b4b4bf

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.65:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.93:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.93:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9999ce · ΔE 2.8

Deuteranopia

#9999ca · ΔE 3.7

Tritanopia

#99c2bf · ΔE 26.1

Achromatopsia

#9f9f9f · ΔE 20.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #9999db;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9999db]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#9999db (#9999db) is rgb(153, 153, 219) in RGB.

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

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