#99afd9

Color #99afd9

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 11.64 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 5.1

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Conversions

HEX

#99afd9

RGB

rgb(153, 175, 217)

HSL

hsl(219.4, 45.7%, 72.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(219.4, 29.5%, 85.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(29.5%, 19.4%, 0%, 14.9%)

LAB

lab(71.17, 2.01, -23.67)

LCH

lch(71.17, 23.76, 274.85)

OKLCH

oklch(75.2%, 0.0656, 263.17)

HWB

hwb(219.4, 60%, 14.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d9c399

Analogous

#99cfd9

#99afd9

#a399d9

Triadic

#99afd9

#d999af

#afd999

Split-complementary

#99afd9

#d9a399

#cfd999

Tetradic

#99afd9

#c399d9

#d9c399

#afd999

Square

#99afd9

#d999cf

#d9c399

#99d9a3

Shades

Color #99afd9 mixed toward black.

#6c8cc8

#436ab4

#324f87

#21355a

#111a2d

Tints

Color #99afd9 mixed toward white.

#aabcdf

#bbcae6

#ccd7ec

#dde4f2

#eef2f9

Tones

Color #99afd9 mixed toward gray.

#9eb1d4

#a4b2ce

#a9b4c9

#aeb6c4

#b4b7be

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.21:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.49:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.49:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a3a3d0 · ΔE 7.5

Deuteranopia

#a2a0ce · ΔE 8.3

Tritanopia

#9ac8c6 · ΔE 20.1

Achromatopsia

#aeaeae · ΔE 15.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #99afd9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#99afd9]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#99afd9 (#99afd9) is rgb(153, 175, 217) in RGB.

No, #99afd9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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