#99bbf0

Color #99bbf0

A vivid, highly saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Sky Blue #87cefa · ΔE 12.97 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 4.7

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Conversions

HEX

#99bbf0

RGB

rgb(153, 187, 240)

HSL

hsl(216.6, 74.4%, 77.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(216.6, 36.3%, 94.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(36.3%, 22.1%, 0%, 5.9%)

LAB

lab(75.2, 1.23, -29.99)

LCH

lch(75.2, 30.02, 272.35)

OKLCH

oklch(78.6%, 0.0846, 259.17)

HWB

hwb(216.6, 60%, 5.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#f0ce99

Analogous

#99e6f0

#99bbf0

#a399f0

Triadic

#99bbf0

#f099bb

#bbf099

Split-complementary

#99bbf0

#f0a399

#e6f099

Tetradic

#99bbf0

#ce99f0

#f0ce99

#bbf099

Square

#99bbf0

#f099e6

#f0ce99

#99f0a3

Shades

Color #99bbf0 mixed toward black.

#6095e8

#276fdf

#1952ab

#113772

#081b39

Tints

Color #99bbf0 mixed toward white.

#aac6f3

#bbd2f5

#ccddf8

#dde8fa

#eef4fd

Tones

Color #99bbf0 mixed toward gray.

#a0bde9

#a8bee2

#afc0da

#b6c1d3

#bdc3cc

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.96:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.72:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.72:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a9a9e5 · ΔE 9.6

Deuteranopia

#a7a4e2 · ΔE 10.6

Tritanopia

#9bdbd9 · ΔE 21.7

Achromatopsia

#b9b9b9 · ΔE 17.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #99bbf0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#99bbf0]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Royal Blue #4169e1

Frequently asked questions

#99bbf0 (#99bbf0) is rgb(153, 187, 240) in RGB.

No, #99bbf0 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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