HEX Color #9992C5 (Steelblue)

About #9992C5

The hex code #9992C5 represents a beautifully specific shade of blue. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Steelblue. This translates to an RGB value of rgb(153, 146, 197).

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). Its ink density profile breaks down to 22% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow, and 23% black. The HSL representation is 248.2° hue, 30.5% saturation, and 67.3% lightness.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. The calculated luminance score dictates that #000000 typography is the safest choice. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#9992C5

RGB153, 146, 197

HSL248.2°, 30.5%, 67.3%

CMYK22%, 26%, 0%, 23%

HSV248.2°, 25.9%, 77.3%

LAB62.8, 13.5, -25.4

XYZ33.5, 31.4, 57.1

Decimal10064581

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#9992C5 #BEC592

Analogous

#92A4C5 #B292C5

Triadic

#C59992 #92C599

Tetradic

#C592A4 #BEC592 #92C5B2

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#9992C5

#A49ECB

#AFAAD1

#BBB6D8

#C6C2DE

#D1CEE5

#DDDAEB

#E8E6F2

#F3F2F8

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#9992C5

#8881AF

#777199

#666183

#55516D

#444057

#333041

#22202B

#111015

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

2.89:1

Text on #FFFFFF

FAIL

7.27:1

Text on #000000

AAA

2.76:1

Text on #F8FAFC

FAIL

6.18:1

Text on #0F172A

AA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #9992C5; }

.text-color { color: #9992C5; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #9992C5; }

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