#9B99CC Color

#9B99CC is rgb(155, 153, 204) in RGB and hsl(242, 33%, 70%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#9B99CC

HEX#9B99CC

RGBrgb(155, 153, 204)

HSLhsl(242, 33%, 70%)

HSVhsv(242, 25%, 80%)

OKLCHoklch(70.3% 0.074 286.1)

CMYKcmyk(24%, 25%, 0%, 20%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #9B99CC background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.68:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.82:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #9B99CC based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#9B99CC Complementary#CACC99 Analogous#99B1CC Analogous#B499CC Triadic#CC9B99 Triadic#99CC9B

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #9B99CC, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#A8A7D3 #B6B4D9 #C3C2E0 #D0D0E7 #DEDDEE #EBEBF5

Shades

#7D7BBC #5C59AB #4A488E #38376D #29274E #17162C

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