All About Color #9999FF

#9999FF

About #9999FF

#9999FF is a very light blue color with the hex code #9999FF. In RGB it is red 153, green 153, blue 255; in HSL it is hue 240°, saturation 100%, lightness 80%; in CMYK it is 40%, 40%, 0%, 0%. Its contrast ratio is 2.51:1 on white and 8.35:1 on black.

#9999FF Color Conversion

Hex triplet99, 99, FF
CMYK40.00%, 40.00%, 0.00%, 0.00%
RGB Decimal153, 153, 255
HSL240°, 100%, 80%
RGB Octal231, 231, 377
HSV (HSB)240.00°, 40.00%, 100.00%
RGB Binary10011001, 10011001, 11111111
CIE-L*AB67.11, 24.35, -50.77
RGB Percent60.00%, 60.00%, 100.00%
CIE-L*CH67.11, 56.31, 295.63
XYZ42.58, 36.77, 99.46
CIE-L*UV67.11, -6.13, -85.07
xyY0.24, 0.21, 36.77
Hunter-Lab60.64, 19.20, -54.79
RYB60.00%, 60.00%, 100.00%

Color Accessibility Scores

#9999FF on a dark background: contrast 8.35:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#9999FF on a light background: contrast 2.51:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #9999FF, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

Harmonious five-color palettes built around #9999FF. Open any of them in the Muzli palette generator.

Complementary palette

#9999FF · #E5E5FF · #3D3DFF · #FFFF99 · #FFFFE5

Analogous palette

#99FFFF · #99CCFF · #9999FF · #CC99FF · #FF99FF

Triadic palette

#9999FF · #FF9999 · #99FF99 · #E5E5FF · #FFE5E5

Tetradic palette

#9999FF · #FF99CC · #FFFF99 · #99FFCC · #3D3DFF

Monochromatic palette

#0000FF · #4D4DFF · #9999FF · #E5E5FF · #E5E5FF

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