What color is #999FCC?

#999FCC 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 #999FCC?

The RGB value is 153, 159, 204: 153 red, 159 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #999FCC?

The complementary color is #CCC699, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #999FCC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.19:1 and white text 2.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#999FCC color

#999FCC rgb(153, 159, 204)

Shades of blue

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 62.4% green and 80% blue (153, 159, 204).

Its hue angle is 233°, with 33% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Easter Egg (#8E97C7), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.19:1).

#999FCC color codes

HEX	`#999FCC`
RGB	`rgb(153, 159, 204)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 62.4%, 80%)`
HSL	`hsl(233, 33%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(233, 25%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 22%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.46, 7.75, -23.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.46, 24.94, 288.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.431, 35.927, 62.13)`
Decimal	`10067916`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #999FCC, 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 #999FCC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#999FCC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.19:1	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 #999FCC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #999fcc; }
.text { color: #999fcc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #999fcc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 159 204 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #999fcc, #ad99cc); }

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Questions

What color is #999FCC?: #999FCC 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 #999FCC?: The RGB value is 153, 159, 204: 153 red, 159 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #999FCC?: The complementary color is #CCC699, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #999FCC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.19:1 and white text 2.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.