#99befa

Color #99befa

A vivid, highly saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Sky Blue #87cefa · ΔE 14.39 Nearest Tailwind class blue-300 #8ec5ff · ΔE 4.2

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Conversions

HEX

#99befa

RGB

rgb(153, 190, 250)

HSL

hsl(217.1, 90.7%, 79%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(217.1, 38.8%, 98%)

CMYK

cmyk(38.8%, 24%, 0%, 2%)

LAB

lab(76.37, 2.21, -33.57)

LCH

lch(76.37, 33.64, 273.77)

OKLCH

oklch(79.7%, 0.0948, 259.91)

HWB

hwb(217.1, 60%, 2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#fad599

Analogous

#99effa

#99befa

#a499fa

Triadic

#99befa

#fa99be

#befa99

Split-complementary

#99befa

#faa499

#effa99

Tetradic

#99befa

#d599fa

#fad599

#befa99

Square

#99befa

#fa99ef

#fad599

#99faa4

Shades

Color #99befa mixed toward black.

#5995f7

#196cf4

#094fc0

#063580

#031a40

Tints

Color #99befa mixed toward white.

#aac9fb

#bbd4fc

#ccdefd

#dde9fd

#eef4fe

Tones

Color #99befa mixed toward gray.

#a1c0f2

#a9c2ea

#b1c4e2

#b9c6da

#c1c8d2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.89:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.1:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.1:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#aaabed · ΔE 9.7

Deuteranopia

#a8a5ea · ΔE 11

Tritanopia

#9be3e0 · ΔE 23.3

Achromatopsia

#bcbcbc · ΔE 19.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #99befa;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#99befa]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Royal Blue #4169e1

Frequently asked questions

#99befa (#99befa) is rgb(153, 190, 250) in RGB.

No, #99befa 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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