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#9699BC

#9699bc ≈ Cool Gray

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#9699bc 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 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.21% cyan, 18.62% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 235.26°, with 22.09% saturation and 66.27% 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 7.58:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cool Gray (#8c92ac), ΔE 4.27.

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Web safe#9999cc
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Relative luminance0.329

Complementary

  1. #9699bc
  2. #bcb996

Split complementary

  1. #9699bc
  2. #bca696
  3. #acbc96

Analogous

  1. #96acbc
  2. #9699bc
  3. #a696bc

Triadic

  1. #9699bc
  2. #bc9699
  3. #99bc96

Tetradic

  1. #9699bc
  2. #b996bc
  3. #bcb996
  4. #99bc96

Square

  1. #9699bc
  2. #bc96ac
  3. #bcb996
  4. #96bca6

Monochromatic

  1. #484b71
  2. #676c9e
  3. #9699bc
  4. #c5c6da
  5. #f3f3f7

Shades

#9699bc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9699bc
  2. #878aa9
  3. #787a96
  4. #696b84
  5. #5a5c71
  6. #4b4d5e
  7. #3c3d4b
  8. #2d2e38
  9. #1e1f26
  10. #0f0f13
  11. #000000

Tints

#9699bc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9699bc
  2. #a1a3c3
  3. #abadc9
  4. #b6b8d0
  5. #c0c2d7
  6. #cbccde
  7. #d5d6e4
  8. #e0e0eb
  9. #eaebf2
  10. #f5f5f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9699bc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9699bc
  2. #9497b6
  3. #9294b0
  4. #8f92aa
  5. #8d8fa4
  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 7.58:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9b9b9b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #999aa9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #909dbe ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8e9abb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8e9fa5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #929bbd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #919abb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #919dae ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9699bc {
  color: #9699bc;
}
Background
.bg-9699bc {
  background-color: #9699bc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9699bc {
  border: 2px solid #9699bc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9699bc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 150 153 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 235 22% 66%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9699bc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9699bc, #a696bc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9699bc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(150 153 188 / 0.35);
}

#8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 4.27 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 6.32 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 10.06 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 10.13 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 12.45 #778899 Light Slate Grey ΔE 12.45 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 12.60 #696643 Inverted #9b9b9b Grayscale 

Cool Gray
#9699bc  rgb(150, 153, 188)  hsl(235, 22%, 66%)  Cool Gray
#bcb996  rgb(188, 185, 150)  hsl(55, 22%, 66%)  Sage
#bc9699  rgb(188, 150, 153)  hsl(355, 22%, 66%)  Rosy Brown
#99bc96  rgb(153, 188, 150)  hsl(115, 22%, 66%)  Dark Sea Green