#99b4e8

Color #99b4e8

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Sky Blue #87cefa · ΔE 15.37 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 3.6

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Conversions

HEX

#99b4e8

RGB

rgb(153, 180, 232)

HSL

hsl(219.5, 63.2%, 75.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(219.5, 34.1%, 91%)

CMYK

cmyk(34.1%, 22.4%, 0%, 9%)

LAB

lab(73.05, 3.01, -28.98)

LCH

lch(73.05, 29.14, 275.93)

OKLCH

oklch(76.9%, 0.0807, 263.24)

HWB

hwb(219.5, 60%, 9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e8cd99

Analogous

#99dce8

#99b4e8

#a699e8

Triadic

#99b4e8

#e899b4

#b4e899

Split-complementary

#99b4e8

#e8a699

#dce899

Tetradic

#99b4e8

#cd99e8

#e8cd99

#b4e899

Square

#99b4e8

#e899dc

#e8cd99

#99e8a6

Shades

Color #99b4e8 mixed toward black.

#658edc

#3067d0

#234d9d

#183369

#0c1a34

Tints

Color #99b4e8 mixed toward white.

#aac1ec

#bbcdf0

#ccdaf4

#dde6f7

#eef3fb

Tones

Color #99b4e8 mixed toward gray.

#a0b6e1

#a6b8db

#adbad4

#b3bcce

#babec7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.09:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.05:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.05:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a5a6dd · ΔE 7.7

Deuteranopia

#a4a2da · ΔE 8.8

Tritanopia

#9ad4d1 · ΔE 22.4

Achromatopsia

#b3b3b3 · ΔE 17.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #99b4e8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#99b4e8]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#99b4e8 (#99b4e8) is rgb(153, 180, 232) in RGB.

No, #99b4e8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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