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#9599BC

#9599bc ≈ Cool Gray

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#9599bc is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 58.43% red, 60% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.74% cyan, 18.62% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 233.85°, with 22.54% saturation and 66.08% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with trust, stability and focus. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.56:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cool Gray (#8c92ac), ΔE 4.08.

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Web safe#9999cc
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Relative luminance0.328

Complementary

  1. #9599bc
  2. #bcb895

Split complementary

  1. #9599bc
  2. #bca595
  3. #adbc95

Analogous

  1. #95adbc
  2. #9599bc
  3. #a595bc

Triadic

  1. #9599bc
  2. #bc9599
  3. #99bc95

Tetradic

  1. #9599bc
  2. #b895bc
  3. #bcb895
  4. #99bc95

Square

  1. #9599bc
  2. #bc95ad
  3. #bcb895
  4. #95bca5

Monochromatic

  1. #474c71
  2. #666c9e
  3. #9599bc
  4. #c4c6da
  5. #f3f3f7

Shades

#9599bc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9599bc
  2. #868aa9
  3. #777a96
  4. #686b84
  5. #595c71
  6. #4b4d5e
  7. #3c3d4b
  8. #2d2e38
  9. #1e1f26
  10. #0f0f13
  11. #000000

Tints

#9599bc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9599bc
  2. #a0a3c3
  3. #aaadc9
  4. #b5b8d0
  5. #bfc2d7
  6. #caccde
  7. #d5d6e4
  8. #dfe0eb
  9. #eaebf2
  10. #f4f5f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9599bc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9599bc
  2. #9397b6
  3. #9194b0
  4. #8f92aa
  5. #8d8fa4
  6. #8b8d9e
  7. #888a98
  8. #868892
  9. #84858c
  10. #828386
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.78:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.56:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9b9b9b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #999aa9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #909cbe ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8e9abb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8c9fa5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #929bbd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9199bb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #909dae ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9599bc {
  color: #9599bc;
}
Background
.bg-9599bc {
  background-color: #9599bc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9599bc {
  border: 2px solid #9599bc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9599bc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 149 153 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 234 23% 66%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9599bc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9599bc, #a595bc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9599bc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(149 153 188 / 0.35);
}

#8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 4.08 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 6.19 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 10.37 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 10.49 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 12.17 #778899 Light Slate Grey ΔE 12.17 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 12.72 #6a6643 Inverted #9b9b9b Grayscale 

Cool Gray
#9599bc  rgb(149, 153, 188)  hsl(234, 23%, 66%)  Cool Gray
#bcb895  rgb(188, 184, 149)  hsl(54, 23%, 66%)  Sage
#bc9599  rgb(188, 149, 153)  hsl(354, 23%, 66%)  Rosy Brown
#99bc95  rgb(153, 188, 149)  hsl(114, 23%, 66%)  Dark Sea Green