#999bb0

Color #999bb0

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 10.33 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 4.7

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Conversions

HEX

#999bb0

RGB

rgb(153, 155, 176)

HSL

hsl(234.8, 12.7%, 64.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(234.8, 13.1%, 69%)

CMYK

cmyk(13.1%, 11.9%, 0%, 31%)

LAB

lab(64.44, 3.59, -11.14)

LCH

lch(64.44, 11.7, 287.86)

OKLCH

oklch(69.5%, 0.0307, 281.27)

HWB

hwb(234.8, 60%, 31%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b0ae99

Analogous

#99a6b0

#999bb0

#a299b0

Triadic

#999bb0

#b0999b

#9bb099

Split-complementary

#999bb0

#b0a299

#a6b099

Tetradic

#999bb0

#ae99b0

#b0ae99

#9bb099

Square

#999bb0

#b099a6

#b0ae99

#99b0a2

Shades

Color #999bb0 mixed toward black.

#7a7d98

#60627c

#484a5d

#30313e

#18191f

Tints

Color #999bb0 mixed toward white.

#aaacbd

#bbbcca

#cccdd7

#dddee5

#eeeef2

Tones

Color #999bb0 mixed toward gray.

#9b9dae

#9d9eac

#9fa0aa

#a1a1a8

#a3a3a6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.74:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.67:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.67:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9a9aab · ΔE 1.7

Deuteranopia

#9a9aaa · ΔE 2

Tritanopia

#99a7a6 · ΔE 13.3

Achromatopsia

#9c9c9c · ΔE 9.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #999bb0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#999bb0]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#999bb0 (#999bb0) is rgb(153, 155, 176) in RGB.

No, #999bb0 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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