#99A8F0
A light, vivid blue closely aligning with Cornflowerblue.
About #99A8F0
At its core, #99A8F0 is a light and vivid hue. Its closest recognized web color is Cornflowerblue. In the RGB color space, it consists of 153 red, 168 green, and 240 blue.
If you are designing for print, the four-color process is what matters most. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 36% cyan and 30% 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. Because it is a light color, it is generally recommended to use #000000 text. Strict adherence to these ratios protects visually impaired users from unreadable interfaces.
Color Space Conversions
HEX#99A8F0
RGB153, 168, 240
HSL229.7°, 74.4%, 77.1%
CMYK36%, 30%, 0%, 6%
HSV229.7°, 36.2%, 94.1%
LAB70.2, 11.8, -37.7
XYZ42.9, 41.1, 88.1
Decimal10070256
Color Harmonies
Tints, Shades & Tones
Tints (Adding White)
Shades (Adding Black)
WCAG Contrast Accessibility
2.28:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
9.21:1
Text on #000000
AAA
2.18:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
7.83:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA
CSS Implementation
.bg-color {
background-color: #99A8F0;
}
.text-color {
color: #99A8F0;
}
.border-color {
border: 2px solid #99A8F0;
}