#99aed6

Color #99aed6

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 11.08 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 5.6

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Conversions

HEX

#99aed6

RGB

rgb(153, 174, 214)

HSL

hsl(219.3, 42.7%, 72%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(219.3, 28.5%, 83.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(28.5%, 18.7%, 0%, 16.1%)

LAB

lab(70.8, 1.82, -22.6)

LCH

lch(70.8, 22.67, 274.6)

OKLCH

oklch(74.9%, 0.0625, 263.2)

HWB

hwb(219.3, 60%, 16.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d6c199

Analogous

#99cdd6

#99aed6

#a399d6

Triadic

#99aed6

#d699ae

#aed699

Split-complementary

#99aed6

#d6a399

#cdd699

Tetradic

#99aed6

#c199d6

#d6c199

#aed699

Square

#99aed6

#d699cd

#d6c199

#99d6a3

Shades

Color #99aed6 mixed toward black.

#6d8bc5

#466aaf

#355083

#233557

#121b2c

Tints

Color #99aed6 mixed toward white.

#aabcdd

#bbc9e4

#ccd7eb

#dde4f1

#eef2f8

Tones

Color #99aed6 mixed toward gray.

#9eb0d1

#a3b1cc

#a8b3c7

#adb4c2

#b3b6bd

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.24:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.38:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.38:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a3a3cd · ΔE 7.5

Deuteranopia

#a1a0cb · ΔE 8

Tritanopia

#9ac6c4 · ΔE 19.7

Achromatopsia

#adadad · ΔE 15.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #99aed6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#99aed6]

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

#99aed6 (#99aed6) is rgb(153, 174, 214) in RGB.

No, #99aed6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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