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#9999AD

#9999ad ≈ Cool Gray

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#9999ad is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 60% red, 60% green and 67.84% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 11.56% cyan, 11.56% magenta, 0% yellow and 32.16% black. Its hue angle is 240°, with 10.87% saturation and 63.92% lightness in HSL. It is a neutral 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 7.51:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cool Gray (#8c92ac), ΔE 4.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.3257

Complementary

  1. #9999ad
  2. #adad99

Split complementary

  1. #9999ad
  2. #ada399
  3. #a3ad99

Analogous

  1. #99a3ad
  2. #9999ad
  3. #a399ad

Triadic

  1. #9999ad
  2. #ad9999
  3. #99ad99

Tetradic

  1. #9999ad
  2. #ad99ad
  3. #adad99
  4. #99ad99

Square

  1. #9999ad
  2. #ad99a3
  3. #adad99
  4. #99ada3

Monochromatic

  1. #4d4d60
  2. #6f6f8a
  3. #9999ad
  4. #c3c3cf
  5. #eeeef1

Shades

#9999ad mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9999ad
  2. #8a8a9c
  3. #7a7a8a
  4. #6b6b79
  5. #5c5c68
  6. #4d4d57
  7. #3d3d45
  8. #2e2e34
  9. #1f1f23
  10. #0f0f11
  11. #000000

Tints

#9999ad mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9999ad
  2. #a3a3b5
  3. #adadbd
  4. #b8b8c6
  5. #c2c2ce
  6. #ccccd6
  7. #d6d6de
  8. #e0e0e6
  9. #ebebef
  10. #f5f5f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9999ad mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9999ad
  2. #9797a9
  3. #9494a4
  4. #9292a0
  5. #8f8f9b
  6. #8d8d97
  7. #8a8a92
  8. #88888e
  9. #858589
  10. #838385
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.79:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.51:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9b9b9b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9a9aa2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #949bae ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #949aac ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #959c9f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #969aae ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #969aad ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #979ba5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9999ad {
  color: #9999ad;
}
Background
.bg-9999ad {
  background-color: #9999ad;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9999ad {
  border: 2px solid #9999ad;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9999ad;
  --color-primary-rgb: 153 153 173;
  --color-primary-hsl: 240 11% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9999ad {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9999ad, #a399ad);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9999ad {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(153 153 173 / 0.35);
}

#8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 4.00 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 7.47 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 8.27 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 8.86 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 9.88 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 10.44 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 10.44 #666652 Inverted #9b9b9b Grayscale 

Cool Gray
#9999ad  rgb(153, 153, 173)  hsl(240, 11%, 64%)  Cool Gray
#adad99  rgb(173, 173, 153)  hsl(60, 11%, 64%)  Ash Gray
#ad9999  rgb(173, 153, 153)  hsl(0, 11%, 64%)  Silver Pink
#99ad99  rgb(153, 173, 153)  hsl(120, 11%, 64%)  Ash Gray