#99cdec

Color #99cdec

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Sky Blue #87ceeb · ΔE 5.49 Nearest Tailwind class sky-300 #74d4ff · ΔE 5.5

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Conversions

HEX

#99cdec

RGB

rgb(153, 205, 236)

HSL

hsl(202.4, 68.6%, 76.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(202.4, 35.2%, 92.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(35.2%, 13.1%, 0%, 7.5%)

LAB

lab(79.89, -9.42, -20.69)

LCH

lch(79.89, 22.73, 245.52)

OKLCH

oklch(82.3%, 0.0696, 234.89)

HWB

hwb(202.4, 60%, 7.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ecb899

Analogous

#99ece2

#99cdec

#99a4ec

Triadic

#99cdec

#ec99cd

#cdec99

Split-complementary

#99cdec

#ec99a4

#ece299

Tetradic

#99cdec

#b899ec

#ecb899

#cdec99

Square

#99cdec

#e299ec

#ecb899

#a4ec99

Shades

Color #99cdec mixed toward black.

#62b2e2

#2c97d8

#1f72a4

#144c6d

#0a2637

Tints

Color #99cdec mixed toward white.

#aad5ef

#bbdef2

#cce6f6

#ddeef9

#eef7fc

Tones

Color #99cdec mixed toward gray.

#a0cbe5

#a7cade

#aec8d7

#b5c6d0

#bcc4c9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.71:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.3:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.3:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b2b2e5 · ΔE 16.9

Deuteranopia

#afabe3 · ΔE 17.9

Tritanopia

#9cdfde · ΔE 13.7

Achromatopsia

#c6c6c6 · ΔE 16

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Code

CSS

background-color: #99cdec;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#99cdec]

Related colors

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Steel Blue #4682b4

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#99cdec (#99cdec) is rgb(153, 205, 236) in RGB.

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

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