#9f99b4

Color #9f99b4

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 13.24 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 6.5

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Conversions

HEX

#9f99b4

RGB

rgb(159, 153, 180)

HSL

hsl(253.3, 15.3%, 65.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(253.3, 15%, 70.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(11.7%, 15%, 0%, 29.4%)

LAB

lab(64.52, 7.6, -13.21)

LCH

lch(64.52, 15.24, 299.91)

OKLCH

oklch(69.7%, 0.0396, 295.59)

HWB

hwb(253.3, 60%, 29.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#aeb499

Analogous

#99a1b4

#9f99b4

#ad99b4

Triadic

#9f99b4

#b49f99

#99b49f

Split-complementary

#9f99b4

#b4ad99

#a1b499

Tetradic

#9f99b4

#b499ae

#aeb499

#99b49f

Square

#9f99b4

#b499a1

#aeb499

#99b4ad

Shades

Color #9f99b4 mixed toward black.

#81799d

#665e80

#4c4760

#332f40

#191820

Tints

Color #9f99b4 mixed toward white.

#afaac1

#bfbbcd

#cfccda

#dfdde6

#efeef3

Tones

Color #9f99b4 mixed toward gray.

#a09bb2

#a19db0

#a3a0ad

#a4a2ab

#a5a4a9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.73:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.69:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.69:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9c9cae · ΔE 4.5

Deuteranopia

#9d9dac · ΔE 5.6

Tritanopia

#9fa9a8 · ΔE 16.1

Achromatopsia

#9c9c9c · ΔE 12.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9f99b4;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9f99b4]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Medium Purple #9370db

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#9f99b4 (#9f99b4) is rgb(159, 153, 180) in RGB.

No, #9f99b4 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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