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#999EFE

#999efe ≈ Wild Blue Yonder

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#999efe is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 60% red, 61.96% green and 99.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 39.76% cyan, 37.8% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.39% black. Its hue angle is 237.03°, with 98.06% saturation and 79.8% 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 8.68:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Wild Blue Yonder (#a2add0), ΔE 9.8.

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Web safe#9999ff
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Relative luminance0.3838

Complementary

  1. #999efe
  2. #fef999

Split complementary

  1. #999efe
  2. #fec699
  3. #d0fe99

Analogous

  1. #99d0fe
  2. #999efe
  3. #c699fe

Triadic

  1. #999efe
  2. #fe999e
  3. #9efe99

Tetradic

  1. #999efe
  2. #f999fe
  3. #fef999
  4. #9efe99

Square

  1. #999efe
  2. #fe99d0
  3. #fef999
  4. #99fec6

Monochromatic

  1. #020ffc
  2. #4d56fd
  3. #999efe
  4. #e5e6ff
  5. #ebecff

Shades

#999efe mixed progressively with black.

  1. #999efe
  2. #8a8ee5
  3. #7a7ecb
  4. #6b6fb2
  5. #5c5f98
  6. #4d4f7f
  7. #3d3f66
  8. #2e2f4c
  9. #1f2033
  10. #0f1019
  11. #000000

Tints

#999efe mixed progressively with white.

  1. #999efe
  2. #a3a8fe
  3. #adb1fe
  4. #b8bbfe
  5. #c2c5fe
  6. #cccfff
  7. #d6d8ff
  8. #e0e2ff
  9. #ebecff
  10. #f5f5ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#999efe mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #999efe
  2. #979bf1
  3. #9498e5
  4. #9295d8
  5. #8f92cc
  6. #8d8fbf
  7. #8a8cb2
  8. #8889a6
  9. #858699
  10. #83838d
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.42:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.68:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a6a6a6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a1a3cf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7daaff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #77a3fc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #7bb1c2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #89a6ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #86a1fd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #88aadd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-999efe {
  color: #999efe;
}
Background
.bg-999efe {
  background-color: #999efe;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-999efe {
  border: 2px solid #999efe;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #999efe;
  --color-primary-rgb: 153 158 254;
  --color-primary-hsl: 237 98% 80%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-999efe {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #999efe, #c699fe);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-999efe {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(153 158 254 / 0.35);
}

#a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 9.80 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 9.98 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 11.48 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 11.65 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 11.65 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 14.16 #ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 14.17 #666101 Inverted #a6a6a6 Grayscale 

Wild Blue Yonder
#999efe  rgb(153, 158, 254)  hsl(237, 98%, 80%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#fef999  rgb(254, 249, 153)  hsl(57, 98%, 80%)  Pastel Yellow
#fe999e  rgb(254, 153, 158)  hsl(357, 98%, 80%)  Salmon Pink
#9efe99  rgb(158, 254, 153)  hsl(117, 98%, 80%)  Mint Green