Close to Cool Gray
#999FBD
#999FBD is a light, muted blue, close to the color Cool Gray. In RGB it’s made of 60% red, 62.4% green, and 74.1% blue. Its hue is 230°, with 21% saturation and 67% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Tints, shades & tones
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #999FBD.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
Open in the palette creator →Contrast & readability
WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
2.61:1 FailBlack text on this color
8.05:1 AAAThis color as text on white
2.61:1 FailThis color as text on black
8.05:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #999FBD as they’d see it.
#999FBD in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
On a dark background
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Questions about #999FBD
What color is #999FBD?
#999FBD is a light, muted blue, close to the color Cool Gray. In RGB it’s made of 60% red, 62.4% green, and 74.1% blue. Its hue is 230°, with 21% saturation and 67% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #999FBD in RGB?
#999FBD is rgb(153, 159, 189): 153 red, 159 green, and 189 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #999FBD in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(19, 16, 0, 26). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #999FBD?
PANTONE 2660 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #999FBD?
Its complement #A7A183 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.