Color Name
Blue Bell
Hex Color Code
#9999CC
RGB Color Code
RGB(153, 153, 204)
CMYK Values*
25.0%, 25.0%, 0.0%, 20.0%
Color Family (Hue)
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Crayola formulated the color "Blue Bell" in 1998, and the color is part of the Crayola Crayon's list.

What color is Blue Bell?

Blue Bell color belongs to the Blue color family (hue). The hexadecimal color code(color number) for Blue Bell is #9999CC, and the RGB color code is RGB(153, 153, 204).

In the RGB color model, Blue Bell has a red value of 153, a green value of 153, and a blue value of 204. The CMYK color model (also known as process color, used in color printing) comprises 25.0% cyan, 25.0% magenta, 0.0% yellow, and 20.0% key (black). The HSL color scale has a hue of 240° (degrees), 33.3 % saturation, and 70.0 % lightness. In the HSB/HSV color space, Blue Bell has a hue of 240° (degrees), 25.0 % saturation and 80.0 % brightness/value.

Blue Bell is cool or warm?

The color Blue Bell is a cool color.

What is the LRV of Blue Bell? (For interior and product design)

Blue Bell has an LRV of nearly 33.9. By LRV value, it is a medium color.

Light Reflectance Value (LRV) is a measure of how much visible light is reflected off a surface. It is a number on a scale of 0 to 100, with 0 being pure black and 100 being pure white. The higher the LRV, the more light the color reflects and the lighter it will appear.

Dark Color
Blue Bell
LRV 33.9
Light Color

Compare LRV 33.9 of Blue Bell with dark and light color

Is Blue Bell Readable? WCAG Contrast Checker (For digital design)

Check if the color Blue Bell meets Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) standards, minimum contrast ratio standards between text and background colors. The WCAG (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines) provides global standards for readable web content.

WCAG Recommendations - Large Text: above 18pt or 14pt bold. Normal Text: below 18pt or 14pt bold.

  • Minimum contrast ratio (AA): 4.5 for normal text and 3 for large text.
  • Enhanced contrast ratio (AAA): 7 for normal text and 4.5 for large text.

Normal text - 14pt

Normal Bold text - 12pt


Large text - 18pt

Large Bold text - 14pt

Color Codes - Color Space Conversions

Blue Bell (Color - Crayola Crayons) color codes / color number / color space conversions - HEX, RGBA, CMYK, HSL, HSV/HSB, HYZ, CMY, HWB, RYB

HEX #9999CC
Hex triplet
#9999CC
Red
99
Green
99
Blue
CC
RGBA / RGB rgb(153, 153, 204)
Red
153 (60.0%)
Green
153 (60.0%)
Blue
204 (80.0%)
Alpha
1 (100.0%)
CMYK
Cyan
25.00%
Magenta
25.00%
Yellow
0.00%
Key
20.00%
HSL hsl(240deg, 33.3 %, 70.0 %)
Hue
240°
Saturation
33.33 %
Lightness
70.00 %
HSV / HSB
Hue
240°
Saturation
25.00 %
Brightness / Value
80.00 %
RYB ryb(36, 41, 80)
Red
36 (13.9%)
Yellow
41 (16.2%)
Blue
80 (31.4%)
HWB
Hue
240°
Whiteness
60.00 %
Blackness
20.00 %
CMY
Cyan
40.00%
Magenta
40.00%
Yellow
20.00%
XYZ
X
35.43
Y
33.91
Z
61.81
YXY
Y1
33.91
X
0.27
Y2
0.26
CIE-Lab
L
64.89
A
11.15
B
-26.12
CIE-Lch
L
64.89
C
28.4
H
293.12
CIE-Luv
L
64.89
U
-3.04
V
-42.15
Hunter-Lab
L
58.24
A
6.68
B
-22.16
Other
LRV
~ 33.9 %
Munsell Color System
8.2PB 6.3/5.8

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What is Delta E (ΔE)?

Delta E is the standard measure of how different two colors look to the human eye, rather than how far apart their hex codes happen to be. It runs from 0, an exact match, to 100, the largest possible difference — so the lower the Delta E, the closer the match. The match percentage shown on each color below is simply 100% minus its ΔE.

ΔE 0
Identical – an exact match
ΔE under 1
Not perceptible; the eye cannot separate them
ΔE 1 – 2
Perceptible only on close, side-by-side inspection
ΔE 2 – 10
Perceptible at a glance
ΔE over 10
Reads as a different color altogether

Named colors similar to Blue Bell (Color - Crayola Crayons)

These are the named colors closest to Blue Bell (Color - Crayola Crayons), closest match first. Each card shows how much of the color the human eye sees as the same, measured as Delta E (ΔE).

#9999CC Color Blue Bell
100.00% match | ΔE 0.00
#7A89B8 Color Wild Blue Yonder
92.32% match | ΔE 7.68

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Pantone PMS

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#9595D2 Color PANTONE 271 C
97.58% match | ΔE 2.42
#949CD0 Color PANTONE 3558 C
97.50% match | ΔE 2.50
#A7A4E0 Color PANTONE 2705 C
95.88% match | ΔE 4.12
#9F8FCA Color PANTONE 2100 C
95.41% match | ΔE 4.59

Pantone TCX

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RAL Design

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Paint similar to Blue Bell (Color - Crayola Crayons)

These are the real paint colors closest to Blue Bell (Color - Crayola Crayons) from major brands, ranked by Delta E (ΔE) match. A paint above 98% will be hard to tell apart from Blue Bell once it is on a wall.


Valspar

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Behr

Blue Bell color similar/equivalent paint from Behr. Conversion of Blue Bell to Behr


Dunn-Edwards

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Benjamin Moore

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Sherwin Williams

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PPG Paints

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Farrow & Ball

Blue Bell color similar/equivalent paint from Farrow & Ball. Conversion of Blue Bell to Farrow & Ball

#6A8FB2 Color Cook's Blue (237)
86.84% match | ΔE 13.16
#98ACBA Color Kittiwake (307)
85.54% match | ΔE 14.46
#9EB6C8 Color Lulworth Blue (89)
85.26% match | ΔE 14.74
#8D838C Color Brassica (271)
83.86% match | ΔE 16.14

Color Combinations

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Monochromatic Color Palette

Monochromatic colors belong to the same hue angle but different tints and shades. Monochromatic color palette can be generated by keeping the exact hue of the base color and then changing the saturation and lightness.

Analogous Color Palette

Analogous colors are a group of colors adjacent to each other on a color wheel. Group of these adjacent colors forms Analogous color scheme Palette. Analogous Palette can be generated by increasing or decreasing the hue value by 30 points.

Triadic Color Palette

The triadic color palette has three colors separated by 120° in the RGB color wheel

Tetradic Color Palette

The tetradic colour scheme composed of two sets of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Complementary / Opposite Color

#9999CC
Blue Bell
#CCCC99
Dark Cream*

Complementary / Opposite Color

Complementary colors are pairs of colors which, when combined or mixed, cancel each other out (lose hue) by producing a grayscale color like white or black. When placed next to each other, they create the strongest contrast for those two colors. Complementary colors also called opposite colors. Complementary color schemes are created using two opposite colors on the color wheel. The examples are red–cyan, green–magenta, and blue–yellow.

What is the contrasting color of Blue Bell - #9999CC?

Color that best contrast with Blue Bell - #9999CC is #CCCC99, color name is Dark Cream*. Contrast indicates a strong difference in color. Contrasting color can be found several ways, Complimentary contrast is one of them. Complementary contrast colors are opposite each other on the color wheel.

What color compliments Blue Bell - #9999CC?

Complementary or Opposite color for Blue Bell - #9999CC is #CCCC99, color name is Dark Cream*.

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