What color is #999AEE?

#999AEE is a light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Cold Lips. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #999AEE?

The RGB value is 153, 154, 238: 153 red, 154 green and 238 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #999AEE?

The complementary color is #EEED99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #999AEE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.21:1 and white text 2.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#999AEE color

#999AEE rgb(153, 154, 238)

Shades of blue

The hex color #999AEE is a light, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 60.4% green and 93.3% blue (153, 154, 238).

Its hue angle is 239°, with 71% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 35% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Cold Lips (#9BA0EF), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.21:1).

#999AEE color codes

HEX	`#999AEE`
RGB	`rgb(153, 154, 238)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 60.4%, 93.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(239, 71%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(239, 36%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 35%, 0%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.56, 19.2, -42.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.56, 46.47, 294.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.121, 36.055, 85.718)`
Decimal	`10066670`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #999AEE, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #999AEE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#999AEE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #999AEE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #999aee; }
.text { color: #999aee; }
.border { border: 2px solid #999aee; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 154 238 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #999aee, #c299ee); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Periwinkle Purple.

Questions

What color is #999AEE?: #999AEE is a light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Cold Lips. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #999AEE?: The RGB value is 153, 154, 238: 153 red, 154 green and 238 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #999AEE?: The complementary color is #EEED99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #999AEE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.21:1 and white text 2.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.