#99c6e1

Color #99c6e1

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Sky Blue #87ceeb · ΔE 7.28 Nearest Tailwind class blue-300 #8ec5ff · ΔE 7

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Conversions

HEX

#99c6e1

RGB

rgb(153, 198, 225)

HSL

hsl(202.5, 54.5%, 74.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(202.5, 32%, 88.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(32%, 12%, 0%, 11.8%)

LAB

lab(77.63, -8.44, -18.2)

LCH

lch(77.63, 20.06, 245.12)

OKLCH

oklch(80.4%, 0.061, 234.88)

HWB

hwb(202.5, 60%, 11.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e1b499

Analogous

#99e1d8

#99c6e1

#99a2e1

Triadic

#99c6e1

#e199c6

#c6e199

Split-complementary

#99c6e1

#e199a2

#e1d899

Tetradic

#99c6e1

#b499e1

#e1b499

#c6e199

Square

#99c6e1

#d899e1

#e1b499

#a2e199

Shades

Color #99c6e1 mixed toward black.

#68abd3

#398fc3

#2b6b92

#1d4861

#0e2431

Tints

Color #99c6e1 mixed toward white.

#aacfe6

#bbd9eb

#cce2f0

#ddecf5

#eef5fa

Tones

Color #99c6e1 mixed toward gray.

#9fc4db

#a5c3d5

#abc1cf

#b1c0c9

#b7bec3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.82:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.52:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.52:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#aeafdb · ΔE 16.4

Deuteranopia

#aca8d9 · ΔE 17.7

Tritanopia

#9cd6d5 · ΔE 12.8

Achromatopsia

#c0c0c0 · ΔE 14.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #99c6e1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#99c6e1]

Related colors

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Steel Blue #4682b4

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#99c6e1 (#99c6e1) is rgb(153, 198, 225) in RGB.

No, #99c6e1 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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