#99bee6

Color #99bee6

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 9.3 Nearest Tailwind class blue-300 #8ec5ff · ΔE 4.2

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Conversions

HEX

#99bee6

RGB

rgb(153, 190, 230)

HSL

hsl(211.2, 60.6%, 75.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(211.2, 33.5%, 90.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(33.5%, 17.4%, 0%, 9.8%)

LAB

lab(75.64, -2.94, -23.92)

LCH

lch(75.64, 24.1, 262.99)

OKLCH

oklch(78.9%, 0.0698, 250.68)

HWB

hwb(211.2, 60%, 9.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e6c199

Analogous

#99e4e6

#99bee6

#9b99e6

Triadic

#99bee6

#e699be

#bee699

Split-complementary

#99bee6

#e69b99

#e4e699

Tetradic

#99bee6

#c199e6

#e6c199

#bee699

Square

#99bee6

#e699e4

#e6c199

#99e69b

Shades

Color #99bee6 mixed toward black.

#669dd9

#337dcd

#265d9a

#193e67

#0d1f33

Tints

Color #99bee6 mixed toward white.

#aac9ea

#bbd4ee

#ccdef2

#dde9f7

#eef4fb

Tones

Color #99bee6 mixed toward gray.

#9fbee0

#a6bed9

#acbfd3

#b3bfcc

#b9bfc6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.93:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.86:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.86:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#aaabdd · ΔE 11.6

Deuteranopia

#a8a5db · ΔE 12.7

Tritanopia

#9bd6d4 · ΔE 18.2

Achromatopsia

#bababa · ΔE 15.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #99bee6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#99bee6]

Related colors

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#99bee6 (#99bee6) is rgb(153, 190, 230) in RGB.

No, #99bee6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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