What color is #999CC1?

#999CC1 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Easter Egg. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #999CC1?

The RGB value is 153, 156, 193: 153 red, 156 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #999CC1?

The complementary color is #C1BE99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #999CC1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.88:1 and white text 2.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#999CC1 color

#999CC1 rgb(153, 156, 193)

Shades of blue

The hex color #999CC1 is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 61.2% green and 75.7% blue (153, 156, 193).

Its hue angle is 235°, with 24% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Easter Egg (#8E97C7), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.88:1).

#999CC1 color codes

HEX	`#999CC1`
RGB	`rgb(153, 156, 193)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 61.2%, 75.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(235, 24%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(235, 21%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 19%, 0%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.28, 6.84, -19.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.28, 20.57, 289.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.649, 34.399, 55.256)`
Decimal	`10067137`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #999CC1, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #999CC1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#999CC1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #999CC1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #999cc1; }
.text { color: #999cc1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #999cc1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 156 193 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #999cc1, #aa99c1); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #999CC1?: #999CC1 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Easter Egg. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #999CC1?: The RGB value is 153, 156, 193: 153 red, 156 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #999CC1?: The complementary color is #C1BE99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #999CC1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.88:1 and white text 2.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.