Information about #99ABCC color

#99ABCC color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#99ABCC falls into the Azure Color Family — Mild Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(153, 171, 204) — 60% red, 67.1% green, 80% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 20 / 13 / 0 / 20. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#99ABCC is a softly balanced azure that appears airy and pastel-like. It is a natural fit for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Relax (#99AED0). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Lilac Scent Soft Blue (#9EABD0) and Wild Blue Yonder (#A2ADD0).

In RGB terms — rgb(153, 171, 204) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #99ABCC: 9.1:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.3:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #99ABCC is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#99ABCC color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#99ABCC color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #99ABCC

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#99ABCC
  • RGB153, 171, 204
  • CMYK20, 13, 0, 20
  • CSSrgb(153, 171, 204)
  • HSL219°, 33%, 70%
  • HSL Precise218.824°, 33.333%, 70%
  • HSV219°, 25%, 80%
  • HSB219°, 25%, 80%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.600
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.671
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.800
  • GLSLvec3(0.600, 0.671, 0.800)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.600, 0.671, 0.800, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.600, 0.671, 0.800)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB60%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB67.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB80%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID99ABCC
  • DECIMAL ID10070988
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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