#99baf5

Color #99baf5

A vivid, highly saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Sky Blue #87cefa · ΔE 15.27 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 4.2

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Conversions

HEX

#99baf5

RGB

rgb(153, 186, 245)

HSL

hsl(218.5, 82.1%, 78%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(218.5, 37.6%, 96.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(37.6%, 24.1%, 0%, 3.9%)

LAB

lab(75.13, 3.08, -32.81)

LCH

lch(75.13, 32.95, 275.36)

OKLCH

oklch(78.6%, 0.092, 261.82)

HWB

hwb(218.5, 60%, 3.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#f5d499

Analogous

#99e8f5

#99baf5

#a699f5

Triadic

#99baf5

#f599ba

#baf599

Split-complementary

#99baf5

#f5a699

#e8f599

Tetradic

#99baf5

#d499f5

#f5d499

#baf599

Square

#99baf5

#f599e8

#f5d499

#99f5a6

Shades

Color #99baf5 mixed toward black.

#5c91ef

#2068e9

#124cb5

#0c3379

#06193c

Tints

Color #99baf5 mixed toward white.

#aac5f7

#bbd1f8

#ccdcfa

#dde8fc

#eef3fd

Tones

Color #99baf5 mixed toward gray.

#a1bced

#a8bee6

#b0c0de

#b8c3d6

#bfc5cf

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.96:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.7:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.7:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a8a9e9 · ΔE 8.8

Deuteranopia

#a6a4e5 · ΔE 9.9

Tritanopia

#9bdedc · ΔE 23

Achromatopsia

#b9b9b9 · ΔE 19

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #99baf5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#99baf5]

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

#99baf5 (#99baf5) is rgb(153, 186, 245) in RGB.

No, #99baf5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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