Information about #9E99BC color

#9E99BC color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #9E99BC belongs to the Blue Color Family, featuring Low Saturation and Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(158, 153, 188) — 62% red, 60% green, 73.7% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 12 / 14 / 0 / 26. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #9E99BC reads as a softly toned deep-sea blue and appears airy and pastel-like. Expect to see shades like this in clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Birdcage (#9D9CB7). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Logan (#9D9CB4) and Vision (#A09BB2).

In RGB terms — rgb(158, 153, 188) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #9E99BC background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 7.7:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.7:1. No one has named #9E99BC so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#9E99BC color variations

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

#9E99BC 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 #9E99BC

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

Birdcage color link
Birdcage

#9D9CB7

Logan color link
Logan

#9D9CB4

Vision color link
Vision

#A09BB2

Rock Blue color link
Rock Blue

#93A2BA

Smokescreen color link
Smokescreen

#93A2B7

Cold Purple color link
Cold Purple

#9D8ABF

Cool Violet color link
Cool Violet

#A189BA

Marionette color link
Marionette

#AB94B3

Glossy Grape color link
Glossy Grape

#AB92B3

East Side color link
East Side

#AA8CBC

Wistful color link
Wistful

#A29ECD

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#9E99BC
  • RGB158, 153, 188
  • CMYK12, 14, 0, 26
  • CSSrgb(158, 153, 188)
  • HSL249°, 21%, 67%
  • HSL Precise248.571°, 20.71%, 66.863%
  • HSV249°, 19%, 74%
  • HSB249°, 19%, 74%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.620
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.600
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.737
  • GLSLvec3(0.620, 0.600, 0.737)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.620, 0.600, 0.737, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.620, 0.600, 0.737)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB62%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB60%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB73.7%
  • Color FamilyBlue
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID9E99BC
  • DECIMAL ID10394044
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers15 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01