What color is #999CCF?

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

What is the RGB value of #999CCF?

The RGB value is 153, 156, 207: 153 red, 156 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #999CCF?

The complementary color is #CFCC99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #999CCF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.01:1 and white text 2.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#999CCF color

#999CCF rgb(153, 156, 207)

Shades of blue

The hex color #999CCF is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 61.2% green and 81.2% blue (153, 156, 207).

Its hue angle is 237°, with 36% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Easter Egg (#8E97C7), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.01:1).

#999CCF color codes

HEX	`#999CCF`
RGB	`rgb(153, 156, 207)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 61.2%, 81.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(237, 36%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(237, 26%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 25%, 0%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.79, 10.17, -26.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.79, 28.3, 291.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.285, 35.053, 63.874)`
Decimal	`10067151`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #999CCF, 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 #999CCF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#999CCF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.01:1	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 #999CCF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #999ccf; }
.text { color: #999ccf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #999ccf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 156 207 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #999ccf, #b199cf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #999CCF?: #999CCF is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Easter Egg. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #999CCF?: The RGB value is 153, 156, 207: 153 red, 156 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #999CCF?: The complementary color is #CFCC99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #999CCF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.01:1 and white text 2.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.