#9799BC

A color in the Blue, Sky, Navy family

#9799bc is a color in the Blue, Sky, Navy family: RGB(151, 153, 188), HSL(237°, 22%, 66%), CMYK(20%, 19%, 0%, 26%). Closest named color: darkgray. Contrast is 2.76:1 on white and 7.6:1 on black. See shades, harmonies and color-blindness simulation.

Color Codes

HEX#9799bc
RGBrgb(151 153 188)
RGB (legacy)rgb(151, 153, 188)
RGB %rgb(59% 60% 74%)
HSLhsl(237 22% 66%)
HSV / HSBhsv(237, 20%, 74%)
HWBhwb(237 59% 26%)
CMYKcmyk(20%, 19%, 0%, 26%)
CIELAB (D50)lab(63.97 4.87 -18.48)
LCHlch(63.97 19.11 284.77)
OKLaboklab(0.6935 0.011 -0.05)
OKLCHoklch(0.6935 0.0512 282.4)
Decimal9935292

Properties

Color ToneBlue, Sky, Navy
Closest named colordarkgray ΔE 6.6
Closest web-safe color#9999cc
Hue237°
Saturation (HSL / HSV)22% / 20%
Lightness (HSL)66%
Brightness or Value (HSV)74%
Luminance (Rec.601 / Rec.709)61% / 61%
Relative luminance (WCAG)0.3299
Red / Green / Blue151 / 153 / 188

WCAG 2.2 Contrast Ratio

On White (#ffffff)
2.76:1
AA Normal (4.5:1) · FailAA Large (3:1) · FailAAA Normal (7:1) · Fail
On Black (#000000)
7.60:1
AA Normal (4.5:1) · PassAA Large (3:1) · PassAAA Normal (7:1) · Pass
Aa Bb 123

APCA Contrast Lc (reference) — As text on white / black: Lc 53.4 / -48.5 · As background with white / black text: Lc -58.6 / 50.7

Lightness Scale (OKLCH 50–950)

Eleven steps that change only perceived lightness while keeping hue and chroma — ready to use as design-system color tokens.

Tints (mixed with white)

Shades (mixed with black)

Color Harmonies

Color Vision Deficiency Simulation

Estimated appearance of this color for people with color vision deficiencies (Machado 2009).

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Use in CSS

:root {
  --color-brand: #9799bc;
  --color-brand-oklch: oklch(69.35% 0.0512 282.4);
}
.text { color: var(--color-brand); }
.background { background-color: var(--color-brand); }
.border { border: 1px solid rgb(151 153 188 / 50%); }
/* Tailwind CSS */
<div class="bg-[#9799bc] text-[#9799bc] border-[#9799bc]">