#9C99CC Color

#9C99CC is rgb(156, 153, 204) in RGB and hsl(244, 33%, 70%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#9C99CC

HEX#9C99CC

RGBrgb(156, 153, 204)

HSLhsl(244, 33%, 70%)

HSVhsv(244, 25%, 80%)

OKLCHoklch(70.4% 0.074 287)

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

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #9C99CC 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 text7.84:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #9C99CC based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#9C99CC Complementary#C8CC99 Analogous#99AFCC Analogous#B699CC Triadic#CC9D99 Triadic#99CC9D

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #9C99CC, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#AAA7D3 #B7B4D9 #C4C2E0 #D1D0E7 #DEDDEE #EBEBF5

Shades

#7F7BBC #5E59AB #4C488E #3A376D #2A274E #18162C

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