All About Color #9C99EB

#9C99EB

About #9C99EB

#9C99EB is a light blue color with the hex code #9C99EB. In RGB it is red 156, green 153, blue 235; in HSL it is hue 242°, saturation 67%, lightness 76%; in CMYK it is 34%, 35%, 0%, 8%. Its contrast ratio is 2.57:1 on white and 8.17:1 on black.

#9C99EB Color Conversion

Hex triplet9C, 99, EB
CMYK33.62%, 34.89%, 0.00%, 7.84%
RGB Decimal156, 153, 235
HSL242°, 67%, 76%
RGB Octal234, 231, 353
HSV (HSB)242.20°, 34.89%, 92.16%
RGB Binary10011100, 10011001, 11101011
CIE-L*AB66.40, 19.81, -40.92
RGB Percent61.18%, 60.00%, 92.16%
CIE-L*CH66.40, 45.46, 295.83
XYZ40.10, 35.85, 83.40
CIE-L*UV66.40, -3.57, -67.92
xyY0.25, 0.22, 35.85
Hunter-Lab59.87, 14.76, -40.68
RYB61.18%, 60.00%, 92.16%

Color Accessibility Scores

#9C99EB on a dark background: contrast 8.17:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#9C99EB on a light background: contrast 2.57:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #9C99EB, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#9C99EB · #E6E5FA · #514CDC · #E8EB99 · #F9FAE5

Analogous palette

#99E8EB · #99BFEB · #9C99EB · #C599EB · #EB99E8

Triadic palette

#9C99EB · #EB9C99 · #99EB9C · #E6E5FA · #FAE6E5

Tetradic palette

#9C99EB · #EB99BF · #E8EB99 · #99EBC5 · #514CDC

Monochromatic palette

#2C27C4 · #5D59DE · #9C99EB · #DAD9F7 · #EAEAFB

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