#9999CC Color

#9999CC is rgb(153, 153, 204) in RGB and hsl(240, 33%, 70%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#9999CC

HEX#9999CC

RGBrgb(153, 153, 204)

HSLhsl(240, 33%, 70%)

HSVhsv(240, 25%, 80%)

OKLCHoklch(70.2% 0.074 284.3)

CMYKcmyk(25%, 25%, 0%, 20%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #9999CC background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.7:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.78:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #9999CC based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#9999CC Complementary#CCCC99 Analogous#99B2CC Analogous#B299CC Triadic#CC9999 Triadic#99CC99

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #9999CC, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#A7A7D3 #B4B4D9 #C2C2E0 #D0D0E7 #DDDDEE #EBEBF5

Shades

#7B7BBC #5959AB #48488E #37376D #27274E #16162C

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