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#999dbb

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

RGB
153, 157, 187
HSL
233°, 20%, 67%
CMYK
18, 16, 0, 27
Luminance
0.3447

Every format

HEX#999dbb
RGBrgb(153, 157, 187)
HSLhsl(233, 20%, 67%)
CMYKcmyk(18%, 16%, 0%, 27%)
LABlab(65.3 4.9 -15.9)
LCHlch(65.3 16.7 287.1)
OKLCHoklch(0.703 0.044 279.2)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #999dbb;
background-color: #999dbb;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#999dbb] bg-[#999dbb]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #999dbb;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.600, green: 0.616, blue: 0.733)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#999dbb")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#999dbb on white: 2.66:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#999dbb on black: 7.89:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red60.0%
Green61.6%
Blue73.3%

CMYK percentages

Cyan18.2%
Magenta16.0%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)26.7%

Color previews

#999dbb text on a black background

contrast 7.89:1

Card sample

#999dbb text on a white background

contrast 2.66:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #999dbb;
Background color
Panel with #999dbb background
background-color: #999dbb;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #999dbb;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(153, 157, 187, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(153, 157, 187, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #999dbb;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #999dbb, #AC99BB);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #999dbb

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #999dbb in the Color Lab