#99b0d8

Color #99b0d8

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 10.63 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 5.3

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Conversions

HEX

#99b0d8

RGB

rgb(153, 176, 216)

HSL

hsl(218.1, 44.7%, 72.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(218.1, 29.2%, 84.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(29.2%, 18.5%, 0%, 15.3%)

LAB

lab(71.4, 1.21, -22.77)

LCH

lch(71.4, 22.8, 273.04)

OKLCH

oklch(75.4%, 0.0633, 261.46)

HWB

hwb(218.1, 60%, 15.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d8c199

Analogous

#99d0d8

#99b0d8

#a299d8

Triadic

#99b0d8

#d899b0

#b0d899

Split-complementary

#99b0d8

#d8a299

#d0d899

Tetradic

#99b0d8

#c199d8

#d8c199

#b0d899

Square

#99b0d8

#d899d0

#d8c199

#99d8a2

Shades

Color #99b0d8 mixed toward black.

#6d8ec7

#446cb2

#335186

#223659

#111b2d

Tints

Color #99b0d8 mixed toward white.

#aabddf

#bbcae5

#ccd8ec

#dde5f2

#eef2f9

Tones

Color #99b0d8 mixed toward gray.

#9eb2d3

#a4b3ce

#a9b4c8

#aeb6c3

#b3b7be

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

#a3a4cf · ΔE 7.8

Deuteranopia

#a2a0cd · ΔE 8.9

Tritanopia

#9ac8c6 · ΔE 19.5

Achromatopsia

#afafaf · ΔE 15.1

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #99b0d8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#99b0d8]

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

#99b0d8 (#99b0d8) is rgb(153, 176, 216) in RGB.

No, #99b0d8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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