#99a6bc

Color #99a6bc

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 11.02 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 2.2

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Conversions

HEX

#99a6bc

RGB

rgb(153, 166, 188)

HSL

hsl(217.7, 20.7%, 66.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(217.7, 18.6%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(18.6%, 11.7%, 0%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(67.78, 0.13, -12.83)

LCH

lch(67.78, 12.83, 270.58)

OKLCH

oklch(72.2%, 0.0352, 261.02)

HWB

hwb(217.7, 60%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bcaf99

Analogous

#99b8bc

#99a6bc

#9e99bc

Triadic

#99a6bc

#bc99a6

#a6bc99

Split-complementary

#99a6bc

#bc9e99

#b8bc99

Tetradic

#99a6bc

#af99bc

#bcaf99

#a6bc99

Square

#99a6bc

#bc99b8

#bcaf99

#99bc9e

Shades

Color #99a6bc mixed toward black.

#7788a6

#5a6c89

#445167

#2d3645

#171b22

Tints

Color #99a6bc mixed toward white.

#aab5c7

#bbc4d2

#ccd3de

#dde1e9

#eef0f4

Tones

Color #99a6bc mixed toward gray.

#9ca7b9

#9fa8b6

#a2a8b3

#a5a9b0

#a8aaae

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.46:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.54:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.54:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9f9fb7 · ΔE 6.4

Deuteranopia

#9e9db6 · ΔE 7.1

Tritanopia

#9ab3b2 · ΔE 13.1

Achromatopsia

#a5a5a5 · ΔE 10

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Code

CSS

background-color: #99a6bc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#99a6bc]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#99a6bc (#99a6bc) is rgb(153, 166, 188) in RGB.

No, #99a6bc is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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