Information about #99B9CB color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#99B9CB falls into the Azure Color Family — Mild Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(153, 185, 203) — 60% red, 72.5% green, 79.6% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 20 / 7 / 0 / 20. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #99B9CB reads as a moderately toned steel-blue azure and has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Designers typically reach for tones like this for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Frozen (#9DB6C6). Slightly further away sit Escape (#9EC0CA) and Light Grey Blue (#9DBCD4).

In RGB terms — rgb(153, 185, 203) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #99B9CB: 10.2:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.1:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#99B9CB color variations

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

#99B9CB color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#99B9CB color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#99B9CB color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#99B9CB color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#99B9CB 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
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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
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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
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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
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Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

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

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #99B9CB

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

Frozen color link
Frozen

#9DB6C6

Escape color link
Escape

#9EC0CA

Light Grey Blue color link
Light Grey Blue

#9DBCD4

Comfort Zone color link
Comfort Zone

#A2B9D2

Relax color link
Relax

#99AED0

Chi color link
Chi

#9FBFC2

Mooni Blue color link
Mooni Blue

#95B5D6

Shinto color link
Shinto

#A6B5C6

Echo Blue color link
Echo Blue

#A4AFCD

Half Kumutoto color link
Half Kumutoto

#9CC8CA

Lilac Scent Soft Blue color link
Lilac Scent Soft Blue

#9EABD0

Wild Blue Yonder color link
Wild Blue Yonder

#A2ADD0

#99B9CB color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#99B9CB
  • RGB153, 185, 203
  • CMYK20, 7, 0, 20
  • CSSrgb(153, 185, 203)
  • HSL202°, 32%, 70%
  • HSL Precise201.6°, 32.468%, 69.804%
  • HSV202°, 25%, 80%
  • HSB202°, 25%, 80%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.600
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.725
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.796
  • GLSLvec3(0.600, 0.725, 0.796)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.600, 0.725, 0.796, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.600, 0.725, 0.796)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB60%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB72.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB79.6%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID99B9CB
  • DECIMAL ID10074571
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers30 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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