What color is #99A0DC?

#99A0DC is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Azureno. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #99A0DC?

The RGB value is 153, 160, 220: 153 red, 160 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #99A0DC?

The complementary color is #DCD599, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #99A0DC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.42:1 and white text 2.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#99A0DC color

#99A0DC rgb(153, 160, 220)

Shades of blue

The hex color #99A0DC is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 62.7% green and 86.3% blue (153, 160, 220).

Its hue angle is 234°, with 49% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Azureno (#8FA0D5), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.42:1).

#99A0DC color codes

HEX	`#99A0DC`
RGB	`rgb(153, 160, 220)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 62.7%, 86.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(234, 49%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(234, 30%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 27%, 0%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.34, 11.13, -31.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.34, 33.14, 289.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.622, 37.08, 72.819)`
Decimal	`10068188`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #99A0DC, 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 #99A0DC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#99A0DC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.42:1	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 #99A0DC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #99a0dc; }
.text { color: #99a0dc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #99a0dc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 160 220 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #99a0dc, #b499dc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #99A0DC?: #99A0DC is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Azureno. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #99A0DC?: The RGB value is 153, 160, 220: 153 red, 160 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #99A0DC?: The complementary color is #DCD599, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #99A0DC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.42:1 and white text 2.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.