#0099CC

A medium, vivid blue closely aligning with Steelblue.

About #0099CC

When working with digital screens, the color #0099CC is rendered by mixing light. Its closest recognized web color is Steelblue. This translates to an RGB value of rgb(0, 153, 204).

When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 100% cyan and 25% magenta inks. Always request a physical proof before doing a large print run with this exact code.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. To prevent eye strain, #000000 text pairs best with this hex code. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#0099CC
RGB0, 153, 204
HSL195.0°, 100.0%, 40.0%
CMYK100%, 25%, 0%, 20%
HSV195.0°, 100.0%, 80.0%
LAB59.1, -15.4, -35.6
XYZ22.3, 27.1, 61.2
Decimal39372

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

3.27:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA Large
6.43:1
Text on #000000
AA
3.12:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA Large
5.46:1
Text on #0F172A
AA

CSS Implementation

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

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