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#9999FF

#9999ff ≈ Cornflower Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
  • Web safe
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#9999ff 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 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 40% cyan, 40% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 240°, with 100% saturation and 80% 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 8.35:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cornflower Blue (#6495ed), ΔE 10.41.

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Web safe#9999ff
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Relative luminance0.3677

Complementary

  1. #9999ff
  2. #ffff99

Split complementary

  1. #9999ff
  2. #ffcc99
  3. #ccff99

Analogous

  1. #99ccff
  2. #9999ff
  3. #cc99ff

Triadic

  1. #9999ff
  2. #ff9999
  3. #99ff99

Tetradic

  1. #9999ff
  2. #ff99ff
  3. #ffff99
  4. #99ff99

Square

  1. #9999ff
  2. #ff99cc
  3. #ffff99
  4. #99ffcc

Monochromatic

  1. #0000ff
  2. #4d4dff
  3. #9999ff
  4. #e5e5ff
  5. #ebebff

Shades

#9999ff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9999ff
  2. #8a8ae6
  3. #7a7acc
  4. #6b6bb3
  5. #5c5c99
  6. #4d4d80
  7. #3d3d66
  8. #2e2e4d
  9. #1f1f33
  10. #0f0f1a
  11. #000000

Tints

#9999ff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9999ff
  2. #a3a3ff
  3. #adadff
  4. #b8b8ff
  5. #c2c2ff
  6. #ccccff
  7. #d6d6ff
  8. #e0e0ff
  9. #ebebff
  10. #f5f5ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9999ff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9999ff
  2. #9797f2
  3. #9494e6
  4. #9292d9
  5. #8f8fcc
  6. #8d8dc0
  7. #8a8ab3
  8. #8888a6
  9. #858599
  10. #83838d
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.51:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.35:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a3a3a3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9f9fcf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #75a7ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #70a0fd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #7badc0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #85a2ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #839dfe ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #88a6dc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9999ff {
  color: #9999ff;
}
Background
.bg-9999ff {
  background-color: #9999ff;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9999ff {
  border: 2px solid #9999ff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9999ff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 153 153 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 240 100% 80%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9999ff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9999ff, #cc99ff);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9999ff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(153 153 255 / 0.35);
}

#6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 10.41 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 10.66 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 12.01 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 12.19 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 12.59 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 12.84 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 13.03 #666600 Inverted #a3a3a3 Grayscale 

Cornflower Blue
#9999ff  rgb(153, 153, 255)  hsl(240, 100%, 80%)  Cornflower Blue
#ffff99  rgb(255, 255, 153)  hsl(60, 100%, 80%)  Pastel Yellow
#ff9999  rgb(255, 153, 153)  hsl(0, 100%, 80%)  Salmon Pink
#99ff99  rgb(153, 255, 153)  hsl(120, 100%, 80%)  Mint Green