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#9399BD Color

#9399BD is rgb(147, 153, 189) in RGB, hsl(231, 24%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(22%, 19%, 0%, 26%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Cool Gray (#8C92AC), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.08. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#9399BD
HEX#9399BD
RGBrgb(147, 153, 189)
HSLhsl(231, 24%, 66%)
HSVhsv(231, 22%, 74%)
CMYKcmyk(22%, 19%, 0%, 26%)
OKLCHoklch(69.1% 0.053 277.5)
LABlab(63.68% 3.69 -19.52)
LCHlch(63.68% 19.86 280.70)

What #9399BD Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #9399BD, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Cool Gray#8C92ACΔE 6.08Blue Bell#A2A2D0ΔE 6.91Wild Blue Yonder#A2ADD0ΔE 7.35Shadow Blue#778BA5ΔE 9.85Manatee#979AAAΔE 11Glossy Grape#AB92B3ΔE 12.01

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every blue in the library.

#9399BD Channel Values

How #9399BD breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 147 · G 153 · B 1898-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 231° · S 24% · L 66%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 231° · S 22% · V 74%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 22% · M 19% · Y 0% · K 26%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.79:1 vs white · 7.53:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #9399BD background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.79:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.53:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #9399BD in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #9399BD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #9399BD; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#9399BD
Complementary
#BDB793
Analogous
#93AFBD
Analogous
#A293BD
Triadic
#BD939A
Triadic
#9ABD93
Split comp.
#BDA293
Split comp.
#AFBD93

Tints & Shades of #9399BD

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#A3A9C7
#B0B5CF
#C0C3D8
#CCCFE0
#DCDEEA
#E9EAF1

Shades

#777FAC
#5D6698
#4C537B
#3C4262
#2B2F46
#191C29

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #9399BD.

How #9399BD Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#9399BD
Protanopia#9898BD
Protanomaly#9698BD
Deuteranopia#9797BD
Deuteranomaly#9598BD
Tritanopia#8D9E9E
Tritanomaly#909CAB
Achromatopsia#9B9B9B

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #9399BD in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-9399bd: #9399BD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9399BD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-9399bd': '#9399BD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.576, green: 0.600, blue: 0.741)
Android XML<color name="color_9399bd">#9399BD</color>
SVG fillfill="#9399BD"

More Blue Colors

#9399BD sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#9399BD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #9399BD?

#9399BD is a light blue — rgb(147, 153, 189) in RGB and hsl(231, 24%, 66%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Cool Gray (#8C92AC), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.08.

What is the RGB value of #9399BD?

#9399BD is rgb(147, 153, 189) — red 147, green 153, and blue 189 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #9399BD?

#9399BD converts to approximately cmyk(22%, 19%, 0%, 26%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #9399BD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #9399BD scores 2.79:1 against white and 7.53:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #9399BD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #9399BD is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is lightslategray (#778899) at a CIE76 distance of 13.46, which is visibly different.

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