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#9999cc

a light, soft blue · warm · closest name: steelblue

RGB
153, 153, 204
HSL
240°, 33%, 70%
CMYK
25, 25, 0, 20
Luminance
0.3391

Every format

HEX#9999cc
RGBrgb(153, 153, 204)
HSLhsl(240, 33%, 70%)
CMYKcmyk(25%, 25%, 0%, 20%)
LABlab(64.9 11.1 -26.1)
LCHlch(64.9 28.4 293.1)
OKLCHoklch(0.702 0.074 284.3)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #9999cc;
background-color: #9999cc;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#9999cc] bg-[#9999cc]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #9999cc;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.600, green: 0.600, blue: 0.800)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#9999cc")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#9999cc on white: 2.70:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#9999cc on black: 7.78:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red60.0%
Green60.0%
Blue80.0%

CMYK percentages

Cyan25.0%
Magenta25.0%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)20.0%

Color previews

#9999cc text on a black background

contrast 7.78:1

Card sample

#9999cc text on a white background

contrast 2.70:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #9999cc;
Background color
Panel with #9999cc background
background-color: #9999cc;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #9999cc;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(153, 153, 204, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(153, 153, 204, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #9999cc;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9999cc, #BB99CC);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #9999cc

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #9999cc in the Color Lab