Palettes / Colors / #9999BD

#9999BD — Light Dusty Blue

#9999BD is a blue color we call Light Dusty Blue, closest to the named color DarkGray (#A9A9A9). It belongs to the blue family.

#9999BD is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #BDBD99; it also sits naturally between #99ABBD and #AB99BD. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 60% · Green 60% · Blue 74%

Cyan 19% · Magenta 19% · Yellow 0% · Key 26%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #9999BD

.text { color: #9999BD; }
.background { background-color: #9999BD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #9999BD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(153, 153, 189); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(240, 21%, 67%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #9999BD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(153, 153, 189, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #9999BD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(153, 153, 189, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#9999BD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#9999BD">Div content here</div>

Shades of #9999BD

Tints of #9999BD

Tones of #9999BD

Color harmonies

Complementary — #BDBD99:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #9999BD: #000000.

How #9999BD looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #9999BD rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #9999BC  ·  #9999BE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #9999BD?

#9999BD is Light Dusty Blue, a blue color (RGB 153, 153, 189). Its closest standard named color is DarkGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #9999BD?

#9999BD is RGB 153, 153, 189 — HSL 240°, 21%, 67% — CMYK 19%, 19%, 0%, 26%.

What colors go with #9999BD?

Its complement is #BDBD99; analogous partners are #99ABBD and #AB99BD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #9999BD for text?

Black text on #9999BD has a contrast ratio of 7.65:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.75:1.