#99a0bf

Color #99a0bf

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 13.42 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 5.6

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Conversions

HEX

#99a0bf

RGB

rgb(153, 160, 191)

HSL

hsl(228.9, 22.9%, 67.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(228.9, 19.9%, 74.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(19.9%, 16.2%, 0%, 25.1%)

LAB

lab(66.27, 4.14, -16.77)

LCH

lch(66.27, 17.27, 283.87)

OKLCH

oklch(71.1%, 0.0459, 275.13)

HWB

hwb(228.9, 60%, 25.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bfb899

Analogous

#99b3bf

#99a0bf

#a599bf

Triadic

#99a0bf

#bf99a0

#a0bf99

Split-complementary

#99a0bf

#bfa599

#b3bf99

Tetradic

#99a0bf

#b899bf

#bfb899

#a0bf99

Square

#99a0bf

#bf99b3

#bfb899

#99bfa5

Shades

Color #99a0bf mixed toward black.

#767fa9

#58628d

#424a6a

#2c3147

#161923

Tints

Color #99a0bf mixed toward white.

#aab0ca

#bbc0d4

#ccd0df

#dddfea

#eeeff4

Tones

Color #99a0bf mixed toward gray.

#9ca2bc

#9fa4b9

#a3a6b6

#a6a8b2

#a9aaaf

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.58:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.14:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.14:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9c9cb8 · ΔE 3.1

Deuteranopia

#9c9bb6 · ΔE 3.6

Tritanopia

#99b2b1 · ΔE 17.5

Achromatopsia

#a1a1a1 · ΔE 12.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #99a0bf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#99a0bf]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Frequently asked questions

#99a0bf (#99a0bf) is rgb(153, 160, 191) in RGB.

No, #99a0bf is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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