Information about #99ADED color

#99ADED color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #99ADED belongs to the Blue Color Family, featuring High Saturation and Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(153, 173, 237) — 60% red, 67.8% green, 92.9% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 33 / 25 / 0 / 7. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#99ADED is a strongly colored classic blue that appears airy and pastel-like. In practice it works well for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Bright Pastel Blue (#9BBEED). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Light Sapphire Blue (#8BA2E7) and Very Light Phthalo Blue (#9EAAFF).

The recipe behind #99ADED is rgb(153, 173, 237), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #99ADED: 9.6:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.2:1 for white. #99ADED has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#99ADED color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#99ADED 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.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

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.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #99ADED

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#99ADED
  • RGB153, 173, 237
  • CMYK33, 25, 0, 7
  • CSSrgb(153, 173, 237)
  • HSL226°, 70%, 76%
  • HSL Precise225.714°, 70%, 76.471%
  • HSV226°, 35%, 93%
  • HSB226°, 35%, 93%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.600
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.678
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.929
  • GLSLvec3(0.600, 0.678, 0.929)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.600, 0.678, 0.929, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.600, 0.678, 0.929)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB60%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB67.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB92.9%
  • Color FamilyBlue
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID99ADED
  • DECIMAL ID10071533
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers12 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01