#99b9fa

Color #99b9fa

A vivid, highly saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Sky Blue #87cefa · ΔE 17.92 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 3.8

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Conversions

HEX

#99b9fa

RGB

rgb(153, 185, 250)

HSL

hsl(220.2, 90.7%, 79%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(220.2, 38.8%, 98%)

CMYK

cmyk(38.8%, 26%, 0%, 2%)

LAB

lab(75.06, 4.95, -35.61)

LCH

lch(75.06, 35.95, 277.91)

OKLCH

oklch(78.6%, 0.0996, 264.01)

HWB

hwb(220.2, 60%, 2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#fada99

Analogous

#99eafa

#99b9fa

#a999fa

Triadic

#99b9fa

#fa99b9

#b9fa99

Split-complementary

#99b9fa

#faa999

#eafa99

Tetradic

#99b9fa

#da99fa

#fada99

#b9fa99

Square

#99b9fa

#fa99ea

#fada99

#99faa9

Shades

Color #99b9fa mixed toward black.

#598df7

#1961f4

#0946c0

#062e80

#031740

Tints

Color #99b9fa mixed toward white.

#aac5fb

#bbd0fc

#ccdcfd

#dde8fd

#eef3fe

Tones

Color #99b9fa mixed toward gray.

#a1bcf2

#a9beea

#b1c1e2

#b9c4da

#c1c7d2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.97:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.67:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.67:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a8a8ec · ΔE 8.6

Deuteranopia

#a6a3e9 · ΔE 9.7

Tritanopia

#9be1de · ΔE 24.6

Achromatopsia

#b9b9b9 · ΔE 20

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #99b9fa;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#99b9fa]

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

#99b9fa (#99b9fa) is rgb(153, 185, 250) in RGB.

No, #99b9fa is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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