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#9999EC

#9999ec ≈ Wild Blue Yonder

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#9999ec is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 60% red, 60% green and 92.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 35.17% cyan, 35.17% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 240°, with 68.6% saturation and 76.27% 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 soft pastel palettes. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.12:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Wild Blue Yonder (#a2add0), ΔE 9.01.

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Web safe#9999ff
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Relative luminance0.3561

Complementary

  1. #9999ec
  2. #ecec99

Split complementary

  1. #9999ec
  2. #ecc299
  3. #c2ec99

Analogous

  1. #99c2ec
  2. #9999ec
  3. #c299ec

Triadic

  1. #9999ec
  2. #ec9999
  3. #99ec99

Tetradic

  1. #9999ec
  2. #ec99ec
  3. #ecec99
  4. #99ec99

Square

  1. #9999ec
  2. #ec99c2
  3. #ecec99
  4. #99ecc2

Monochromatic

  1. #2525c7
  2. #5858e0
  3. #9999ec
  4. #d9d9f8
  5. #eeeefc

Shades

#9999ec mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9999ec
  2. #8a8ad4
  3. #7a7abd
  4. #6b6ba5
  5. #5c5c8e
  6. #4d4d76
  7. #3d3d5e
  8. #2e2e47
  9. #1f1f2f
  10. #0f0f18
  11. #000000

Tints

#9999ec mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9999ec
  2. #a3a3ee
  3. #adadf0
  4. #b8b8f2
  5. #c2c2f4
  6. #ccccf6
  7. #d6d6f7
  8. #e0e0f9
  9. #ebebfb
  10. #f5f5fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9999ec mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9999ec
  2. #9797e1
  3. #9494d6
  4. #9292cc
  5. #8f8fc1
  6. #8d8db6
  7. #8a8aab
  8. #8888a0
  9. #858596
  10. #83838b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.59:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.12:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a1a1a1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9e9ec4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7fa4ef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7c9eea ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #83a9b8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8aa0ee ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #889ceb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8ca3cf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9999ec {
  color: #9999ec;
}
Background
.bg-9999ec {
  background-color: #9999ec;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9999ec {
  border: 2px solid #9999ec;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9999ec;
  --color-primary-rgb: 153 153 236;
  --color-primary-hsl: 240 69% 76%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9999ec {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9999ec, #c299ec);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9999ec {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(153 153 236 / 0.35);
}

#a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 9.01 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 10.88 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 12.05 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 12.15 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 12.32 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 12.38 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 12.61 #666613 Inverted #a1a1a1 Grayscale 

Wild Blue Yonder
#9999ec  rgb(153, 153, 236)  hsl(240, 69%, 76%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#ecec99  rgb(236, 236, 153)  hsl(60, 69%, 76%)  Khaki
#ec9999  rgb(236, 153, 153)  hsl(0, 69%, 76%)  Pastel Pink
#99ec99  rgb(153, 236, 153)  hsl(120, 69%, 76%)  Light Green