#99A0E9

A light, moderate blue closely aligning with Cornflowerblue.

About #99A0E9

The hex code #99A0E9 represents a beautifully specific shade of blue. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Cornflowerblue. Its digital footprint relies on 153 parts red, 160 parts green, and 233 parts blue light.

If you are designing for print, the four-color process is what matters most. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 34% cyan and 31% magenta inks. This makes it a relatively light color when applied to physical surfaces.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #000000 text provides the most optimal reading experience. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#99A0E9
RGB153, 160, 233
HSL234.8°, 64.5%, 75.7%
CMYK34%, 31%, 0%, 9%
HSV234.8°, 34.3%, 91.4%
LAB67.9, 14.5, -37.5
XYZ40.4, 37.8, 82.3
Decimal10068201

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

2.45:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
8.56:1
Text on #000000
AAA
2.34:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
7.28:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #99A0E9; }
.text-color { color: #99A0E9; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #99A0E9; }

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