#99aacd

Color #99aacd

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 10.59 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 4.7

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Conversions

HEX

#99aacd

RGB

rgb(153, 170, 205)

HSL

hsl(220.4, 34.2%, 70.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(220.4, 25.4%, 80.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(25.4%, 17.1%, 0%, 19.6%)

LAB

lab(69.42, 1.86, -19.76)

LCH

lch(69.42, 19.85, 275.38)

OKLCH

oklch(73.7%, 0.0543, 264.72)

HWB

hwb(220.4, 60%, 19.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cdbc99

Analogous

#99c4cd

#99aacd

#a299cd

Triadic

#99aacd

#cd99aa

#aacd99

Split-complementary

#99aacd

#cda299

#c4cd99

Tetradic

#99aacd

#bc99cd

#cdbc99

#aacd99

Square

#99aacd

#cd99c4

#cdbc99

#99cda2

Shades

Color #99aacd mixed toward black.

#7189b9

#4f69a0

#3b4f78

#273550

#141a28

Tints

Color #99aacd mixed toward white.

#aab8d5

#bbc6de

#ccd5e6

#dde3ee

#eef1f7

Tones

Color #99aacd mixed toward gray.

#9dacc9

#a2adc4

#a6afc0

#aab0bc

#afb2b7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.34:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.99:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.99:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a1a1c5 · ΔE 6.7

Deuteranopia

#a09ec3 · ΔE 7.6

Tritanopia

#9abfbd · ΔE 18.5

Achromatopsia

#a9a9a9 · ΔE 13.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #99aacd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#99aacd]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#99aacd (#99aacd) is rgb(153, 170, 205) in RGB.

No, #99aacd 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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