#9d99b5

Color #9d99b5

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 12.97 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 7.1

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Conversions

HEX

#9d99b5

RGB

rgb(157, 153, 181)

HSL

hsl(248.6, 15.9%, 65.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(248.6, 15.5%, 71%)

CMYK

cmyk(13.3%, 15.5%, 0%, 29%)

LAB

lab(64.39, 7.14, -13.99)

LCH

lch(64.39, 15.71, 297.04)

OKLCH

oklch(69.6%, 0.0408, 291.85)

HWB

hwb(248.6, 60%, 29%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b1b599

Analogous

#99a3b5

#9d99b5

#ab99b5

Triadic

#9d99b5

#b59d99

#99b59d

Split-complementary

#9d99b5

#b5ab99

#a3b599

Tetradic

#9d99b5

#b599b1

#b1b599

#99b59d

Square

#9d99b5

#b599a3

#b1b599

#99b5ab

Shades

Color #9d99b5 mixed toward black.

#7e799e

#635e81

#4a4661

#312f41

#191720

Tints

Color #9d99b5 mixed toward white.

#adaac1

#bebbce

#ceccda

#dedde6

#efeef3

Tones

Color #9d99b5 mixed toward gray.

#9f9bb3

#a09eb0

#a2a0ae

#a4a2ac

#a5a5a9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.74:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.66:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.66:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9b9baf · ΔE 3.6

Deuteranopia

#9c9cad · ΔE 4.7

Tritanopia

#9daaa8 · ΔE 17.1

Achromatopsia

#9c9c9c · ΔE 12.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9d99b5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9d99b5]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#9d99b5 (#9d99b5) is rgb(157, 153, 181) in RGB.

No, #9d99b5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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