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#9999eb

a light, vivid blue · warm · closest name: plum

RGB
153, 153, 235
HSL
240°, 67%, 76%
CMYK
35, 35, 0, 8
Luminance
0.3555

Every format

HEX#9999eb
RGBrgb(153, 153, 235)
HSLhsl(240, 67%, 76%)
CMYKcmyk(35%, 35%, 0%, 8%)
LABlab(66.2 19.0 -41.3)
LCHlch(66.2 45.4 294.7)
OKLCHoklch(0.716 0.118 283.0)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #9999eb;
background-color: #9999eb;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#9999eb] bg-[#9999eb]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #9999eb;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.600, green: 0.600, blue: 0.922)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#9999eb")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#9999eb on white: 2.59:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#9999eb on black: 8.11:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red60.0%
Green60.0%
Blue92.2%

CMYK percentages

Cyan34.9%
Magenta34.9%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)7.8%

Color previews

#9999eb text on a black background

contrast 8.11:1

Card sample

#9999eb text on a white background

contrast 2.59:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #9999eb;
Background color
Panel with #9999eb background
background-color: #9999eb;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #9999eb;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(153, 153, 235, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(153, 153, 235, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #9999eb;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9999eb, #D099EB);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #9999eb

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #9999eb in the Color Lab