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#9999EE closest to Cold Lips

#9999EE is a light, moderately saturated purple; the closest named color is Cold Lips. In the RGB color model it is made of 60.0% red, 60.0% green and 93.3% blue (rgb(153, 153, 238)). Its HSL value is 240° hue, 71% saturation and 77% lightness, and in CMYK it is 36% cyan, 36% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. #9999EE is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 8.15:1.

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Variations of #9999EE

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#9999EE color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#9999EE for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #9999EE appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 92% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #7A9EEC
  • Protanopia 92% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #7EA4F1
  • Protanomaly 94% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #85A1F0
  • Deuteranopia 92% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #7A9EEC
  • Deuteranomaly 95% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #859DED
  • Tritanopia 79% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #82A9B8
  • Tritanomaly 91% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #92A0D8
  • Achromatopsia 75% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #A1A1A1
  • Achromatomaly 83% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #9F9FB8

#9999EE contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.58:1 Very poor#9999EE text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
8.15:1 Very good#9999EE text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#9999EE in CSS

/* Cold Lips */
.color { color: #9999EE; }
.background { background-color: #9999EE; }
.border { border: 1px solid #9999EE; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(153 153 238);
color: hsl(240 71% 77%);
color: oklch(0.717 0.123 282.9);

#9999EE FAQ

What color is #9999EE?

#9999EE is a light, moderately saturated purple. Its closest named color is Cold Lips. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #9999EE?

#9999EE is rgb(153, 153, 238) in RGB, hsl(240, 71%, 77%) in HSL and cmyk(36%, 36%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #9999EE?

The complementary color of #9999EE is #EEEE99, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #9999EE?

Black text has the best contrast on #9999EE: 8.15:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #9999EE a warm or cool color?

#9999EE is a cool color.