Close to Cornflower Blue
#9999EE
#9999EE is a light, rich blue, close to the color Cornflower Blue. In RGB it’s made of 60% red, 60% green, and 93.3% blue. Its hue is 240°, with 71% saturation and 77% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #9999EE.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
Open in the palette creator →Contrast & readability
WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
2.58:1 FailBlack text on this color
8.15:1 AAAThis color as text on white
2.58:1 FailThis color as text on black
8.15:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #9999EE as they’d see it.
#9999EE in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
On a dark background
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Questions about #9999EE
What color is #9999EE?
#9999EE is a light, rich blue, close to the color Cornflower Blue. In RGB it’s made of 60% red, 60% green, and 93.3% blue. Its hue is 240°, with 71% saturation and 77% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #9999EE in RGB?
#9999EE is rgb(153, 153, 238): 153 red, 153 green, and 238 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #9999EE in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(36, 36, 0, 7). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #9999EE?
PANTONE 272 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #9999EE?
Its complement #A3A64D gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.