#999db6

Color #999db6

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 11.28 Nearest Tailwind class gray-400 #99a1af · ΔE 5.6

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Conversions

HEX

#999db6

RGB

rgb(153, 157, 182)

HSL

hsl(231.7, 16.6%, 65.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(231.7, 15.9%, 71.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(15.9%, 13.7%, 0%, 28.6%)

LAB

lab(65.17, 3.79, -13.41)

LCH

lch(65.17, 13.94, 285.78)

OKLCH

oklch(70.1%, 0.0367, 278.31)

HWB

hwb(231.7, 60%, 28.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b6b299

Analogous

#99acb6

#999db6

#a499b6

Triadic

#999db6

#b6999d

#9db699

Split-complementary

#999db6

#b6a499

#acb699

Tetradic

#999db6

#b299b6

#b6b299

#9db699

Square

#999db6

#b699ac

#b6b299

#99b6a4

Shades

Color #999db6 mixed toward black.

#787e9f

#5d6282

#464a62

#2f3141

#171921

Tints

Color #999db6 mixed toward white.

#aaadc2

#bbbece

#cccedb

#dddee7

#eeeff3

Tones

Color #999db6 mixed toward gray.

#9b9fb4

#9ea1b1

#a0a2af

#a3a4ac

#a5a6aa

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.67:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.85:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.85:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9b9bb0 · ΔE 2.1

Deuteranopia

#9b9aaf · ΔE 2.5

Tritanopia

#99acab · ΔE 15.3

Achromatopsia

#9e9e9e · ΔE 11

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Code

CSS

background-color: #999db6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#999db6]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#999db6 (#999db6) is rgb(153, 157, 182) in RGB.

No, #999db6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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