#99bcec

Color #99bcec

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Sky Blue #87cefa · ΔE 11.41 Nearest Tailwind class blue-300 #8ec5ff · ΔE 4.6

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Conversions

HEX

#99bcec

RGB

rgb(153, 188, 236)

HSL

hsl(214.7, 68.6%, 76.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(214.7, 35.2%, 92.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(35.2%, 20.3%, 0%, 7.5%)

LAB

lab(75.32, -0.34, -27.65)

LCH

lch(75.32, 27.65, 269.3)

OKLCH

oklch(78.7%, 0.0786, 256.39)

HWB

hwb(214.7, 60%, 7.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ecc999

Analogous

#99e6ec

#99bcec

#a099ec

Triadic

#99bcec

#ec99bc

#bcec99

Split-complementary

#99bcec

#eca099

#e6ec99

Tetradic

#99bcec

#c999ec

#ecc999

#bcec99

Square

#99bcec

#ec99e6

#ecc999

#99eca0

Shades

Color #99bcec mixed toward black.

#6298e2

#2c74d8

#1f57a4

#143a6d

#0a1d37

Tints

Color #99bcec mixed toward white.

#aac7ef

#bbd2f2

#ccdef6

#dde9f9

#eef4fc

Tones

Color #99bcec mixed toward gray.

#a0bde5

#a7bede

#aebfd7

#b5c0d0

#bcc1c9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.95:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.76:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.76:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a9aae2 · ΔE 10

Deuteranopia

#a7a5df · ΔE 11

Tritanopia

#9bd9d7 · ΔE 20.5

Achromatopsia

#b9b9b9 · ΔE 17

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #99bcec;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#99bcec]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#99bcec (#99bcec) is rgb(153, 188, 236) in RGB.

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

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