Information about #9799B7 color

#9799B7 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#9799B7 falls into the Blue Color Family — Low Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(151, 153, 183) — 59.2% red, 60% green, 71.8% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 13 / 12 / 0 / 28. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #9799B7 reads as a softly toned classic blue and appears airy and pastel-like. Designers typically reach for tones like this for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Birdcage (#9D9CB7). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Logan (#9D9CB4) and Smokescreen (#93A2B7).

The recipe behind #9799B7 is rgb(151, 153, 183), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #9799B7: 7.6:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.8:1 for white. #9799B7 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#9799B7 color variations

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

#9799B7 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 #9799B7

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

Smokescreen color link
Smokescreen

#93A2B7

Rock Blue color link
Rock Blue

#93A2BA

Vision color link
Vision

#A09BB2

Manatee color link
Manatee

#979AAA

Cadet Grey color link
Cadet Grey

#91A3B0

El Nino color link
El Nino

#92A0AC

Tiebreaker color link
Tiebreaker

#8E97AB

Santas Grey color link
Santas Grey

#9998A7

Cool Grey color link
Cool Grey

#8C92AC

Bluey Grey color link
Bluey Grey

#89A0B0

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#9799B7
  • RGB151, 153, 183
  • CMYK13, 12, 0, 28
  • CSSrgb(151, 153, 183)
  • HSL236°, 18%, 65%
  • HSL Precise236.25°, 18.182%, 65.49%
  • HSV236°, 17%, 72%
  • HSB236°, 17%, 72%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.592
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.600
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.718
  • GLSLvec3(0.592, 0.600, 0.718)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.592, 0.600, 0.718, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.592, 0.600, 0.718)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB59.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB60%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB71.8%
  • Color FamilyBlue
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID9799B7
  • DECIMAL ID9935287
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers9 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01