#99bfef

Color #99bfef

A vivid, highly saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Sky Blue #87cefa · ΔE 10.26 Nearest Tailwind class blue-300 #8ec5ff · ΔE 3.6

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Conversions

HEX

#99bfef

RGB

rgb(153, 191, 239)

HSL

hsl(213.5, 72.9%, 76.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(213.5, 36%, 93.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(36%, 20.1%, 0%, 6.3%)

LAB

lab(76.23, -1.2, -27.88)

LCH

lch(76.23, 27.91, 267.54)

OKLCH

oklch(79.4%, 0.08, 254.56)

HWB

hwb(213.5, 60%, 6.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#efc999

Analogous

#99eaef

#99bfef

#9e99ef

Triadic

#99bfef

#ef99bf

#bfef99

Split-complementary

#99bfef

#ef9e99

#eaef99

Tetradic

#99bfef

#c999ef

#efc999

#bfef99

Square

#99bfef

#ef99ea

#efc999

#99ef9e

Shades

Color #99bfef mixed toward black.

#619ce6

#2878dd

#1b5aaa

#123c71

#091e39

Tints

Color #99bfef mixed toward white.

#aacaf2

#bbd4f4

#ccdff7

#ddeafa

#eef4fc

Tones

Color #99bfef mixed toward gray.

#a0c0e8

#a7c1e1

#afc2da

#b6c2d2

#bdc3cb

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.9:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.05:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.05:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#ababe5 · ΔE 10.9

Deuteranopia

#a9a6e2 · ΔE 11.9

Tritanopia

#9bdcda · ΔE 20.2

Achromatopsia

#bcbcbc · ΔE 17.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #99bfef;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#99bfef]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#99bfef (#99bfef) is rgb(153, 191, 239) in RGB.

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

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