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#9F99BC closest to Enchanted Lilac

#9F99BC is a light, muted purple; the closest named color is Enchanted Lilac. In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 60.0% green and 73.7% blue (rgb(159, 153, 188)). Its HSL value is 250° hue, 21% saturation and 67% lightness, and in CMYK it is 15% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black. #9F99BC is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 7.76:1.

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Variations of #9F99BC

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#9F99BC color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#9F99BC for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #9F99BC appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 96% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #929DBB
  • Protanopia 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #919EBE
  • Protanomaly 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #959CBD
  • Deuteranopia 96% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #929DBB
  • Deuteranomaly 97% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #969CBB
  • Tritanopia 92% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #9A9EA5
  • Tritanomaly 96% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #9D9BB2
  • Achromatopsia 90% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #9D9D9D
  • Achromatomaly 93% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #9E9CA6

#9F99BC contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.71:1 Very poor#9F99BC text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
7.76:1 Very good#9F99BC text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#9F99BC in CSS

/* Enchanted Lilac */
.color { color: #9F99BC; }
.background { background-color: #9F99BC; }
.border { border: 1px solid #9F99BC; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(159 153 188);
color: hsl(250 21% 67%);
color: oklch(0.700 0.051 292.9);

#9F99BC FAQ

What color is #9F99BC?

#9F99BC is a light, muted purple. Its closest named color is Enchanted Lilac. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #9F99BC?

#9F99BC is rgb(159, 153, 188) in RGB, hsl(250, 21%, 67%) in HSL and cmyk(15%, 19%, 0%, 26%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #9F99BC?

The complementary color of #9F99BC is #B6BC99, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #9F99BC?

Black text has the best contrast on #9F99BC: 7.76:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #9F99BC a warm or cool color?

#9F99BC is a cool color.