Information about #99AECB color

#99AECB color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#99AECB falls into the Azure Color Family — Mild Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(153, 174, 203) — 60% red, 68.2% green, 79.6% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 20 / 11 / 0 / 20. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#99AECB is a moderately toned sky-leaning azure that has a delicate, washed-out lightness. It is a natural fit for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Relax (#99AED0). Slightly further away sit Lilac Scent Soft Blue (#9EABD0) and Frozen (#9DB6C6).

The recipe behind #99AECB is rgb(153, 174, 203), with blue as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 9.3:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.3:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #99AECB is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#99AECB color variations

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

#99AECB 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 #99AECB

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

Relax color link
Relax

#99AED0

Frozen color link
Frozen

#9DB6C6

Echo Blue color link
Echo Blue

#A4AFCD

Mooni Blue color link
Mooni Blue

#95B5D6

Stratosphere color link
Stratosphere

#97A0CE

Ceil color link
Ceil

#92A1CF

Shinto color link
Shinto

#A6B5C6

Blue Bell color link
Blue Bell

#A2A2D0

Comfort Zone color link
Comfort Zone

#A2B9D2

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#99AECB
  • RGB153, 174, 203
  • CMYK20, 11, 0, 20
  • CSSrgb(153, 174, 203)
  • HSL215°, 32%, 70%
  • HSL Precise214.8°, 32.468%, 69.804%
  • HSV215°, 25%, 80%
  • HSB215°, 25%, 80%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.600
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.682
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.796
  • GLSLvec3(0.600, 0.682, 0.796)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.600, 0.682, 0.796, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.600, 0.682, 0.796)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB60%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB68.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB79.6%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID99AECB
  • DECIMAL ID10071755
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01