#99aee7

Color #99aee7

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 18.72 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 3.3

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Conversions

HEX

#99aee7

RGB

rgb(153, 174, 231)

HSL

hsl(223.8, 61.9%, 75.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(223.8, 33.8%, 90.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(33.8%, 24.7%, 0%, 9.4%)

LAB

lab(71.43, 6.08, -30.93)

LCH

lch(71.43, 31.52, 281.12)

OKLCH

oklch(75.6%, 0.0857, 268.66)

HWB

hwb(223.8, 60%, 9.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e7d299

Analogous

#99d5e7

#99aee7

#ab99e7

Triadic

#99aee7

#e799ae

#aee799

Split-complementary

#99aee7

#e7ab99

#d5e799

Tetradic

#99aee7

#d299e7

#e7d299

#aee799

Square

#99aee7

#e799d5

#e7d299

#99e7ab

Shades

Color #99aee7 mixed toward black.

#6585db

#315ccf

#25459b

#182e68

#0c1734

Tints

Color #99aee7 mixed toward white.

#aabceb

#bbc9ef

#ccd7f3

#dde4f7

#eef2fb

Tones

Color #99aee7 mixed toward gray.

#a0b1e1

#a6b4da

#adb7d4

#b3bacd

#babdc7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.2:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.56:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.56:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a3a3db · ΔE 6.3

Deuteranopia

#a1a0d8 · ΔE 6.9

Tritanopia

#9ad1cf · ΔE 23.5

Achromatopsia

#afafaf · ΔE 18.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #99aee7;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#99aee7]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#99aee7 (#99aee7) is rgb(153, 174, 231) in RGB.

No, #99aee7 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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