#9d99b4

Color #9d99b4

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 12.69 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 6.8

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Conversions

HEX

#9d99b4

RGB

rgb(157, 153, 180)

HSL

hsl(248.9, 15.3%, 65.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(248.9, 15%, 70.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(12.8%, 15%, 0%, 29.4%)

LAB

lab(64.36, 6.92, -13.48)

LCH

lch(64.36, 15.15, 297.17)

OKLCH

oklch(69.5%, 0.0394, 292.07)

HWB

hwb(248.9, 60%, 29.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b0b499

Analogous

#99a2b4

#9d99b4

#ab99b4

Triadic

#9d99b4

#b49d99

#99b49d

Split-complementary

#9d99b4

#b4ab99

#a2b499

Tetradic

#9d99b4

#b499b0

#b0b499

#99b49d

Square

#9d99b4

#b499a2

#b0b499

#99b4ab

Shades

Color #9d99b4 mixed toward black.

#7e799d

#635e80

#4a4760

#322f40

#191820

Tints

Color #9d99b4 mixed toward white.

#adaac1

#bebbcd

#ceccda

#dedde6

#efeef3

Tones

Color #9d99b4 mixed toward gray.

#9f9bb2

#a09db0

#a2a0ad

#a3a2ab

#a5a4a9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.75:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.65:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.65:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9b9bae · ΔE 3.7

Deuteranopia

#9c9cac · ΔE 4.8

Tritanopia

#9da9a8 · ΔE 16.2

Achromatopsia

#9c9c9c · ΔE 12.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9d99b4;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9d99b4]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#9d99b4 (#9d99b4) is rgb(157, 153, 180) in RGB.

No, #9d99b4 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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