What color is #99ABDA?

#99ABDA is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Old World. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #99ABDA?

The RGB value is 153, 171, 218: 153 red, 171 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #99ABDA?

The complementary color is #DAC899, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #99ABDA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.19:1 and white text 2.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#99ABDA color

#99ABDA rgb(153, 171, 218)

Shades of blue

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 67.1% green and 85.5% blue (153, 171, 218).

Its hue angle is 223°, with 47% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Old World (#91A8CF), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.19:1).

#99ABDA color codes

HEX	`#99ABDA`
RGB	`rgb(153, 171, 218)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 67.1%, 85.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(223, 47%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(223, 30%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 22%, 0%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.15, 4.46, -25.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.15, 26.17, 279.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.351, 40.959, 72.096)`
Decimal	`10071002`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #99ABDA, 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 #99ABDA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#99ABDA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.19:1	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 #99ABDA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #99abda; }
.text { color: #99abda; }
.border { border: 2px solid #99abda; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 171 218 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #99abda, #a799da); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #99ABDA?: #99ABDA is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Old World. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #99ABDA?: The RGB value is 153, 171, 218: 153 red, 171 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #99ABDA?: The complementary color is #DAC899, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #99ABDA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.19:1 and white text 2.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.