#0099F0

A medium, vivid blue closely aligning with Cornflowerblue.

About #0099F0

When working with digital screens, the color #0099F0 is rendered by mixing light. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Cornflowerblue. This translates to an RGB value of rgb(0, 153, 240).

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). The color uses 100% Cyan, 36% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 6% Black. This makes it a relatively light color when applied to physical surfaces.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. Because it is a medium color, it is generally recommended to use #000000 text. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#0099F0
RGB0, 153, 240
HSL201.8°, 100.0%, 47.1%
CMYK100%, 36%, 0%, 6%
HSV201.8°, 100.0%, 94.1%
LAB60.8, -2.1, -52.8
XYZ27.1, 29.1, 86.6
Decimal39408

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

3.08:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA Large
6.81:1
Text on #000000
AA
2.95:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
5.79:1
Text on #0F172A
AA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #0099F0; }
.text-color { color: #0099F0; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #0099F0; }

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Cornflowerblue
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