What color is #999EC7?

#999EC7 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 #999EC7?

The RGB value is 153, 158, 199: 153 red, 158 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #999EC7?

The complementary color is #C7C299, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #999EC7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.07:1 and white text 2.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#999EC7 color

#999EC7 rgb(153, 158, 199)

Shades of blue

The hex color #999EC7 is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 62% green and 78% blue (153, 158, 199).

Its hue angle is 233°, with 29% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Easter Egg (#8E97C7), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.07:1).

#999EC7 color codes

HEX	`#999EC7`
RGB	`rgb(153, 158, 199)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 62%, 78%)`
HSL	`hsl(233, 29%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(233, 23%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 21%, 0%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.02, 7.12, -21.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.02, 22.75, 288.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.67, 35.349, 58.965)`
Decimal	`10067655`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #999EC7, 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 #999EC7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#999EC7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.07:1	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 #999EC7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #999ec7; }
.text { color: #999ec7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #999ec7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 158 199 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #999ec7, #ab99c7); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #999EC7?: #999EC7 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 #999EC7?: The RGB value is 153, 158, 199: 153 red, 158 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #999EC7?: The complementary color is #C7C299, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #999EC7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.07:1 and white text 2.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.