All About Color #9999BD

#9999BD

About #9999BD

#9999BD is a light blue color with the hex code #9999BD. In RGB it is red 153, green 153, blue 189; in HSL it is hue 240°, saturation 21%, lightness 67%; in CMYK it is 19%, 19%, 0%, 26%. Its contrast ratio is 2.75:1 on white and 7.65:1 on black.

#9999BD Color Conversion

Hex triplet99, 99, BD
CMYK19.05%, 19.05%, 0.00%, 25.88%
RGB Decimal153, 153, 189
HSL240°, 21%, 67%
RGB Octal231, 231, 275
HSV (HSB)240.00°, 19.05%, 74.12%
RGB Binary10011001, 10011001, 10111101
CIE-L*AB64.35, 7.62, -18.58
RGB Percent60.00%, 60.00%, 74.12%
CIE-L*CH64.35, 20.08, 292.29
XYZ33.71, 33.23, 52.78
CIE-L*UV64.35, -2.12, -29.45
xyY0.28, 0.28, 33.23
Hunter-Lab57.64, 3.52, -13.94
RYB60.00%, 60.00%, 74.12%

Color Accessibility Scores

#9999BD on a dark background: contrast 7.65:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#9999BD on a light background: contrast 2.75:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #9999BD, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

Harmonious five-color palettes built around #9999BD. Open any of them in the Muzli palette generator.

Complementary palette

#9999BD · #D1D1E1 · #636397 · #BDBD99 · #E1E1D1

Analogous palette

#99BDBD · #99ABBD · #9999BD · #AB99BD · #BD99BD

Triadic palette

#9999BD · #BD9999 · #99BD99 · #D1D1E1 · #E1D1D1

Tetradic palette

#9999BD · #BD99AB · #BDBD99 · #99BDAB · #636397

Monochromatic palette

#4B4B72 · #6B6B9E · #9999BD · #C7C7DB · #F0F0F5

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