#99b7e4

Color #99b7e4

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 11.73 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 4.7

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Conversions

HEX

#99b7e4

RGB

rgb(153, 183, 228)

HSL

hsl(216, 58.1%, 74.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(216, 32.9%, 89.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(32.9%, 19.7%, 0%, 10.6%)

LAB

lab(73.7, 0.35, -25.81)

LCH

lch(73.7, 25.81, 270.78)

OKLCH

oklch(77.3%, 0.0727, 258.33)

HWB

hwb(216, 60%, 10.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e4c699

Analogous

#99dce4

#99b7e4

#a099e4

Triadic

#99b7e4

#e499b7

#b7e499

Split-complementary

#99b7e4

#e4a099

#dce499

Tetradic

#99b7e4

#c699e4

#e4c699

#b7e499

Square

#99b7e4

#e499dc

#e4c699

#99e4a0

Shades

Color #99b7e4 mixed toward black.

#6794d7

#3570c9

#285497

#1b3864

#0d1c32

Tints

Color #99b7e4 mixed toward white.

#aac3e8

#bbcfed

#ccdbf1

#dde7f6

#eef3fa

Tones

Color #99b7e4 mixed toward gray.

#9fb8de

#a5b9d7

#acbbd1

#b2bccb

#b8bdc5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.05:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.25:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.25:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a7a7da · ΔE 9.4

Deuteranopia

#a5a3d8 · ΔE 10.1

Tritanopia

#9bd2d0 · ΔE 20.1

Achromatopsia

#b5b5b5 · ΔE 16.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #99b7e4;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#99b7e4]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#99b7e4 (#99b7e4) is rgb(153, 183, 228) in RGB.

No, #99b7e4 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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