Palettes / Colors / #999AEE

#999AEE — Light Blue

#999AEE is a blue color we call Light Blue, closest to the named color CornflowerBlue (#6495ED). It belongs to the blue family.

#999AEE is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #EEED9B; it also sits naturally between #9BC6EE and #C39BEE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 60% · Green 60% · Blue 93%

Cyan 36% · Magenta 35% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #999AEE

.text { color: #999AEE; }
.background { background-color: #999AEE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #999AEE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(153, 154, 238); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(239, 71%, 77%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #999AEE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(153, 154, 238, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #999AEE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(153, 154, 238, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#999AEE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#999AEE">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EEED9B:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #999AEE: #000000.

How #999AEE looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #999AEE rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #999AEE?

#999AEE is Light Blue, a blue color (RGB 153, 154, 238). Its closest standard named color is CornflowerBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #999AEE?

#999AEE is RGB 153, 154, 238 — HSL 239°, 71%, 77% — CMYK 36%, 35%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #999AEE?

Its complement is #EEED9B; analogous partners are #9BC6EE and #C39BEE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #999AEE for text?

Black text on #999AEE has a contrast ratio of 8.21:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.56:1.