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#9999ff

a light, electric blue · warm · closest name: dodgerblue

RGB
153, 153, 255
HSL
240°, 100%, 80%
CMYK
40, 40, 0, 0
Luminance
0.3677

Every format

HEX#9999ff
RGBrgb(153, 153, 255)
HSLhsl(240, 100%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(40%, 40%, 0%, 0%)
LABlab(67.1 24.3 -50.8)
LCHlch(67.1 56.3 295.6)
OKLCHoklch(0.726 0.146 282.1)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #9999ff;
background-color: #9999ff;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#9999ff] bg-[#9999ff]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #9999ff;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.600, green: 0.600, blue: 1.000)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#9999ff")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#9999ff on white: 2.51:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#9999ff on black: 8.35:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red60.0%
Green60.0%
Blue100.0%

CMYK percentages

Cyan40.0%
Magenta40.0%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)0.0%

Color previews

#9999ff text on a black background

contrast 8.35:1

Card sample

#9999ff text on a white background

contrast 2.51:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

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

Glowing headline

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

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(153, 153, 255, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(153, 153, 255, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #9999ff;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9999ff, #DD99FF);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #9999ff

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #9999ff in the Color Lab