Information about #999AEA color
Basic facts about this digital color
#999AEA is a strongly colored deep-sea blue that has a delicate, washed-out lightness. In practice it works well for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is just a few steps away from Light Phthalo Blue (#8B96E7). Slightly further away sit Portage (#8B9FEE) and Dull Lavender (#A899E6).
The recipe behind #999AEA is rgb(153, 154, 234), with blue as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 8.2:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.6:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #999AEA is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.
#999AEA color variations
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#999AEA color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#999AEA color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#999AEA color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#999AEA color hues
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#999AEA color harmonies
Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.
Complementary
Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
Analogous
Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #999AEA color
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Nearest named colors to #999AEA
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#8B96E7
#8B9FEE
#A899E6
#968BE7
#8BA2E7
#8F8CE7
#8F99FB
#AAA4E3
#9FA2D7
#8B98D8
#AE8BE7
#ACACE6
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#999AEA
- RGB153, 154, 234
- CMYK32, 31, 0, 8
- CSSrgb(153, 154, 234)
- HSL239°, 66%, 76%
- HSL Precise239.259°, 65.854%, 75.882%
- HSV239°, 35%, 92%
- HSB239°, 35%, 92%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.600
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.604
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.918
- GLSLvec3(0.600, 0.604, 0.918)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.600, 0.604, 0.918, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.600, 0.604, 0.918)
- Percentage of Red in RGB60%
- Percentage of Green in RGB60.4%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB91.8%
- Color FamilyBlue
- Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
- Lightness FamilyVery Light
- HEX ID999AEA
- DECIMAL ID10066666
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers13 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
