#99b2de

Color #99b2de

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 11.92 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 4.6

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Conversions

HEX

#99b2de

RGB

rgb(153, 178, 222)

HSL

hsl(218.3, 51.1%, 73.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(218.3, 31.1%, 87.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(31.1%, 19.8%, 0%, 12.9%)

LAB

lab(72.15, 1.59, -24.91)

LCH

lch(72.15, 24.96, 273.65)

OKLCH

oklch(76%, 0.0693, 261.62)

HWB

hwb(218.3, 60%, 12.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#dec599

Analogous

#99d4de

#99b2de

#a299de

Triadic

#99b2de

#de99b2

#b2de99

Split-complementary

#99b2de

#dea299

#d4de99

Tetradic

#99b2de

#c599de

#dec599

#b2de99

Square

#99b2de

#de99d4

#dec599

#99dea2

Shades

Color #99b2de mixed toward black.

#6a8ecf

#3d6bbd

#2e508e

#1f365e

#0f1b2f

Tints

Color #99b2de mixed toward white.

#aabfe3

#bbcce9

#ccd8ee

#dde5f4

#eef2f9

Tones

Color #99b2de mixed toward gray.

#9fb3d8

#a4b5d2

#aab7cd

#b0b8c7

#b6bac1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.15:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.78:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.78:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a4a5d4 · ΔE 7.9

Deuteranopia

#a3a1d2 · ΔE 9

Tritanopia

#9acccb · ΔE 20

Achromatopsia

#b1b1b1 · ΔE 16

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Code

CSS

background-color: #99b2de;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#99b2de]

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

#99b2de (#99b2de) is rgb(153, 178, 222) in RGB.

No, #99b2de is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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