Information about #99BBCC color

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Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #99BBCC is classified in the Register under the Azure Color Family, with Mild Saturation and Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(153, 187, 204) — 60% red, 73.3% green, 80% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 20 / 7 / 0 / 20. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A softly balanced steel-blue azure, #99BBCC floats near the light end of the scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Escape (#9EC0CA). Nearby in the Register you will also find Frozen (#9DB6C6) and Light Grey Blue (#9DBCD4).

The recipe behind #99BBCC is rgb(153, 187, 204), with blue as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 10.3:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.0:1. No one has named #99BBCC so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#99BBCC color variations

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

#99BBCC color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#99BBCC color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#99BBCC color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#99BBCC 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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#99BBCC 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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#CCAA99
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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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#CCC399
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#CC99A2
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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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#CC99BB
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#BBCC99
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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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#AA99CC
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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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#C399CC
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#CCAA99
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#A2CC99
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Nearest named colors to #99BBCC

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

Escape color link
Escape

#9EC0CA

Frozen color link
Frozen

#9DB6C6

Light Grey Blue color link
Light Grey Blue

#9DBCD4

Comfort Zone color link
Comfort Zone

#A2B9D2

Chi color link
Chi

#9FBFC2

Mooni Blue color link
Mooni Blue

#95B5D6

Half Kumutoto color link
Half Kumutoto

#9CC8CA

Relax color link
Relax

#99AED0

Cyan Opaque color link
Cyan Opaque

#92C7C7

Shinto color link
Shinto

#A6B5C6

Echo Blue color link
Echo Blue

#A4AFCD

Dark Sky Blue color link
Dark Sky Blue

#8CBED6

#99BBCC color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#99BBCC
  • RGB153, 187, 204
  • CMYK20, 7, 0, 20
  • CSSrgb(153, 187, 204)
  • HSL200°, 33%, 70%
  • HSL Precise200°, 33.333%, 70%
  • HSV200°, 25%, 80%
  • HSB200°, 25%, 80%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.600
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.733
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.800
  • GLSLvec3(0.600, 0.733, 0.800)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.600, 0.733, 0.800, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.600, 0.733, 0.800)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB60%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB73.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB80%
  • Color Family (Hue)Azure
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID99BBCC
  • DECIMAL ID10075084
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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