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#9999CC

#9999cc ≈ Wild Blue Yonder

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
  • Web safe
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#9999cc is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 60% red, 60% green and 80% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 25% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 240°, with 33.33% saturation and 70% 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 7.78:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Wild Blue Yonder (#a2add0), ΔE 7.

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Web safe#9999cc
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Relative luminance0.3391

Complementary

  1. #9999cc
  2. #cccc99

Split complementary

  1. #9999cc
  2. #ccb399
  3. #b3cc99

Analogous

  1. #99b2cc
  2. #9999cc
  3. #b299cc

Triadic

  1. #9999cc
  2. #cc9999
  3. #99cc99

Tetradic

  1. #9999cc
  2. #cc99cc
  3. #cccc99
  4. #99cc99

Square

  1. #9999cc
  2. #cc99b3
  3. #cccc99
  4. #99ccb3

Monochromatic

  1. #444488
  2. #6666b2
  3. #9999cc
  4. #cccce5
  5. #f1f1f8

Shades

#9999cc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9999cc
  2. #8a8ab8
  3. #7a7aa3
  4. #6b6b8f
  5. #5c5c7a
  6. #4d4d66
  7. #3d3d52
  8. #2e2e3d
  9. #1f1f29
  10. #0f0f14
  11. #000000

Tints

#9999cc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9999cc
  2. #a3a3d1
  3. #adadd6
  4. #b8b8db
  5. #c2c2e0
  6. #cccce6
  7. #d6d6eb
  8. #e0e0f0
  9. #ebebf5
  10. #f5f5fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9999cc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9999cc
  2. #9797c4
  3. #9494bd
  4. #9292b5
  5. #8f8fae
  6. #8d8da6
  7. #8a8a9e
  8. #888897
  9. #85858f
  10. #838388
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.7:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.78:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9d9d9d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9c9cb2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8b9fce ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8a9ccb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8da2ab ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #919dcd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #909bcb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #929eb9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9999cc {
  color: #9999cc;
}
Background
.bg-9999cc {
  background-color: #9999cc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9999cc {
  border: 2px solid #9999cc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9999cc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 153 153 204;
  --color-primary-hsl: 240 33% 70%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9999cc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9999cc, #b299cc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9999cc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(153 153 204 / 0.35);
}

#a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 7.00 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 7.77 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 11.33 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 11.37 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 11.59 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 12.45 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 12.56 #666633 Inverted #9d9d9d Grayscale 

Wild Blue Yonder
#9999cc  rgb(153, 153, 204)  hsl(240, 33%, 70%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#cccc99  rgb(204, 204, 153)  hsl(60, 33%, 70%)  Sage
#cc9999  rgb(204, 153, 153)  hsl(0, 33%, 70%)  Rosy Brown
#99cc99  rgb(153, 204, 153)  hsl(120, 33%, 70%)  Dark Sea Green