#99bbca

Color #99bbca

A muted light cyan.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 9.03 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 8.4

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Conversions

HEX

#99bbca

RGB

rgb(153, 187, 202)

HSL

hsl(198.4, 31.6%, 69.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(198.4, 24.3%, 79.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(24.3%, 7.4%, 0%, 20.8%)

LAB

lab(73.92, -8.06, -11.33)

LCH

lch(73.92, 13.9, 234.57)

OKLCH

oklch(77.2%, 0.0425, 226.43)

HWB

hwb(198.4, 60%, 20.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#caa899

Analogous

#99cac1

#99bbca

#99a2ca

Triadic

#99bbca

#ca99bb

#bbca99

Split-complementary

#99bbca

#ca99a2

#cac199

Tetradic

#99bbca

#a899ca

#caa899

#bbca99

Square

#99bbca

#c199ca

#caa899

#a2ca99

Shades

Color #99bbca mixed toward black.

#72a1b6

#51859c

#3d6475

#28424e

#142127

Tints

Color #99bbca mixed toward white.

#aac6d3

#bbd2dc

#ccdde4

#dde8ed

#eef4f6

Tones

Color #99bbca mixed toward gray.

#9db9c6

#a1b8c2

#a5b6be

#a9b5ba

#adb3b6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.04:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.32:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.32:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a9a9c7 · ΔE 16.4

Deuteranopia

#a7a4c6 · ΔE 18.2

Tritanopia

#9bc4c3 · ΔE 8.2

Achromatopsia

#b6b6b6 · ΔE 12.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #99bbca;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#99bbca]

Related colors

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Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

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Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#99bbca (#99bbca) is rgb(153, 187, 202) in RGB.

No, #99bbca 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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