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#9699BB

#9699bb ≈ Cool Gray

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#9699bb is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 58.82% red, 60% green and 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 19.79% cyan, 18.18% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 235.14°, with 21.39% saturation and 66.08% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with trust, stability and focus. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.57:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cool Gray (#8c92ac), ΔE 4.05.

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Web safe#9999cc
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Relative luminance0.3285

Complementary

  1. #9699bb
  2. #bbb896

Split complementary

  1. #9699bb
  2. #bba696
  3. #acbb96

Analogous

  1. #96acbb
  2. #9699bb
  3. #a696bb

Triadic

  1. #9699bb
  2. #bb9699
  3. #99bb96

Tetradic

  1. #9699bb
  2. #b896bb
  3. #bbb896
  4. #99bb96

Square

  1. #9699bb
  2. #bb96ac
  3. #bbb896
  4. #96bba6

Monochromatic

  1. #484c70
  2. #686c9d
  3. #9699bb
  4. #c4c6d9
  5. #f3f3f7

Shades

#9699bb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9699bb
  2. #878aa8
  3. #787a96
  4. #696b83
  5. #5a5c70
  6. #4b4d5e
  7. #3c3d4b
  8. #2d2e38
  9. #1e1f25
  10. #0f0f13
  11. #000000

Tints

#9699bb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9699bb
  2. #a1a3c2
  3. #abadc9
  4. #b6b8cf
  5. #c0c2d6
  6. #cbccdd
  7. #d5d6e4
  8. #e0e0eb
  9. #eaebf1
  10. #f5f5f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9699bb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9699bb
  2. #9497b5
  3. #9294af
  4. #8f92a9
  5. #8d8fa3
  6. #8b8d9e
  7. #898a98
  8. #878892
  9. #84858c
  10. #828386
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.77:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.57:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9b9b9b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #999aa9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #909cbd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8f9aba ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8e9fa4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #939bbc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #929aba ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #919dae ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9699bb {
  color: #9699bb;
}
Background
.bg-9699bb {
  background-color: #9699bb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9699bb {
  border: 2px solid #9699bb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9699bb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 150 153 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 235 21% 66%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9699bb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9699bb, #a696bb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9699bb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(150 153 187 / 0.35);
}

#8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 4.05 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 6.33 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 9.91 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 10.06 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 12.29 #778899 Light Slate Grey ΔE 12.29 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 12.72 #696644 Inverted #9b9b9b Grayscale 

Cool Gray
#9699bb  rgb(150, 153, 187)  hsl(235, 21%, 66%)  Cool Gray
#bbb896  rgb(187, 184, 150)  hsl(55, 21%, 66%)  Sage
#bb9699  rgb(187, 150, 153)  hsl(355, 21%, 66%)  Rosy Brown
#99bb96  rgb(153, 187, 150)  hsl(115, 21%, 66%)  Dark Sea Green