#0099BD

A dark, vivid cyan closely aligning with Steelblue.

About #0099BD

When working with digital screens, the color #0099BD is rendered by mixing light. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Steelblue. Its digital footprint relies on 0 parts red, 153 parts green, and 189 parts blue light.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). The color uses 100% Cyan, 19% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 26% Black. Always request a physical proof before doing a large print run with this exact code.

When using this color as a background, text legibility must be considered. The calculated luminance score dictates that #000000 typography is the safest choice. Strict adherence to these ratios protects visually impaired users from unreadable interfaces.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#0099BD
RGB0, 153, 189
HSL191.4°, 100.0%, 37.1%
CMYK100%, 19%, 0%, 26%
HSV191.4°, 100.0%, 74.1%
LAB58.5, -20.8, -28.1
XYZ20.6, 26.5, 52.2
Decimal39357

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

3.34:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA Large
6.29:1
Text on #000000
AA
3.19:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA Large
5.35:1
Text on #0F172A
AA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #0099BD; }
.text-color { color: #0099BD; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #0099BD; }

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