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#9B99FF

#9b99ff ≈ Wild Blue Yonder

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#9b99ff is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 60.78% red, 60% green and 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 39.22% cyan, 40% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 241.18°, 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 8.39:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Wild Blue Yonder (#a2add0), ΔE 10.64.

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Web safe#9999ff
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Relative luminance0.3697

Complementary

  1. #9b99ff
  2. #fdff99

Split complementary

  1. #9b99ff
  2. #ffce99
  3. #caff99

Analogous

  1. #99caff
  2. #9b99ff
  3. #ce99ff

Triadic

  1. #9b99ff
  2. #ff9b99
  3. #99ff9b

Tetradic

  1. #9b99ff
  2. #ff99fd
  3. #fdff99
  4. #99ff9b

Square

  1. #9b99ff
  2. #ff99ca
  3. #fdff99
  4. #99ffce

Monochromatic

  1. #0500ff
  2. #504dff
  3. #9b99ff
  4. #e6e5ff
  5. #ebebff

Shades

#9b99ff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9b99ff
  2. #8c8ae6
  3. #7c7acc
  4. #6d6bb3
  5. #5d5c99
  6. #4e4d80
  7. #3e3d66
  8. #2f2e4d
  9. #1f1f33
  10. #100f1a
  11. #000000

Tints

#9b99ff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9b99ff
  2. #a5a3ff
  3. #afadff
  4. #b9b8ff
  5. #c3c2ff
  6. #cdccff
  7. #d7d6ff
  8. #e1e0ff
  9. #ebebff
  10. #f5f5ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9b99ff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9b99ff
  2. #9897f2
  3. #9694e6
  4. #9392d9
  5. #908fcc
  6. #8e8dc0
  7. #8b8ab3
  8. #8888a6
  9. #858599
  10. #83838d
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.5:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.39:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a4a4a4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a0a0cf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #76a7ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #71a0fd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #7eadc0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #86a2ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #849dfe ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8aa5dc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9b99ff {
  color: #9b99ff;
}
Background
.bg-9b99ff {
  background-color: #9b99ff;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9b99ff {
  border: 2px solid #9b99ff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9b99ff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 155 153 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 241 100% 80%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9b99ff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9b99ff, #ce99ff);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9b99ff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(155 153 255 / 0.35);
}

#a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 10.64 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 10.84 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 12.44 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 12.53 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 12.56 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 12.68 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 12.70 #646600 Inverted #a4a4a4 Grayscale 

Wild Blue Yonder
#9b99ff  rgb(155, 153, 255)  hsl(241, 100%, 80%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#fdff99  rgb(253, 255, 153)  hsl(61, 100%, 80%)  Pastel Yellow
#ff9b99  rgb(255, 155, 153)  hsl(1, 100%, 80%)  Salmon Pink
#99ff9b  rgb(153, 255, 155)  hsl(121, 100%, 80%)  Mint Green