#9b99c5

Color #9b99c5

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 18.91 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 9.9

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Conversions

HEX

#9b99c5

RGB

rgb(155, 153, 197)

HSL

hsl(242.7, 27.5%, 68.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(242.7, 22.3%, 77.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(21.3%, 22.3%, 0%, 22.7%)

LAB

lab(64.79, 10.1, -22.36)

LCH

lch(64.79, 24.54, 294.31)

OKLCH

oklch(70%, 0.064, 286.71)

HWB

hwb(242.7, 60%, 22.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c3c599

Analogous

#99adc5

#9b99c5

#b199c5

Triadic

#9b99c5

#c59b99

#99c59b

Split-complementary

#9b99c5

#c5b199

#adc599

Tetradic

#9b99c5

#c599c3

#c3c599

#99c59b

Square

#9b99c5

#c599ad

#c3c599

#99c5b1

Shades

Color #9b99c5 mixed toward black.

#7674b0

#575595

#423f70

#2c2a4a

#161525

Tints

Color #9b99c5 mixed toward white.

#acaacf

#bcbbd8

#cdcce2

#deddec

#eeeef5

Tones

Color #9b99c5 mixed toward gray.

#9e9dc1

#a2a0be

#a5a4ba

#a8a8b6

#acabb3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.71:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.76:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.76:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9a9abc · ΔE 2.9

Deuteranopia

#9a9ab9 · ΔE 3.8

Tritanopia

#9bb4b2 · ΔE 22.4

Achromatopsia

#9d9d9d · ΔE 16.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9b99c5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9b99c5]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#9b99c5 (#9b99c5) is rgb(155, 153, 197) in RGB.

No, #9b99c5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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