Close to Cornflower Blue
#999BFD
#999BFD is a light, vivid blue, close to the color Cornflower Blue. In RGB it’s made of 60% red, 60.8% green, and 99.2% blue. Its hue is 239°, with 96% saturation and 80% 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 #999BFD.
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
2.48:1 FailBlack text on this color
8.46:1 AAAThis color as text on white
2.48:1 FailThis color as text on black
8.46:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #999BFD as they’d see it.
#999BFD in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #999BFD
What color is #999BFD?
#999BFD is a light, vivid blue, close to the color Cornflower Blue. In RGB it’s made of 60% red, 60.8% green, and 99.2% blue. Its hue is 239°, with 96% saturation and 80% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #999BFD in RGB?
#999BFD is rgb(153, 155, 253): 153 red, 155 green, and 253 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #999BFD in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(40, 39, 0, 1). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #999BFD?
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 #999BFD?
Its complement #A8AA41 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.