HEX Color #99AFFF (Cornflowerblue)

About #99AFFF

The precise color #99AFFF is an excellent choice for modern design projects. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Cornflowerblue. This translates to an RGB value of rgb(153, 175, 255).

Translating this color to physical media requires the CMYK color model. Its ink density profile breaks down to 40% cyan, 31% magenta, 0% yellow, and 0% black. The HSL representation is 227.1° hue, 100.0% saturation, and 80.0% lightness.

When using this color as a background, text legibility must be considered. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #000000 text provides the most optimal reading experience. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#99AFFF

RGB153, 175, 255

HSL227.1°, 100.0%, 80.0%

CMYK40%, 31%, 0%, 0%

HSV227.1°, 40.0%, 100.0%

LAB72.7, 11.9, -42.0

XYZ46.5, 44.7, 100.8

Decimal10072063

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#99AFFF #FFE999

Analogous

#99E1FF #B699FF

Triadic

#FF99AF #AFFF99

Tetradic

#FF99E1 #FFE999 #99FFB6

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#99AFFF

#A4B7FF

#AFC0FF

#BBC9FF

#C6D2FF

#D1DBFF

#DDE4FF

#E8EDFF

#F3F6FF

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#99AFFF

#889BE2

#7788C6

#6674AA

#55618D

#444D71

#333A55

#222638

#11131C

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

2.11:1

Text on #FFFFFF

FAIL

9.93:1

Text on #000000

AAA

2.02:1

Text on #F8FAFC

FAIL

8.44:1

Text on #0F172A

AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #99AFFF; }

.text-color { color: #99AFFF; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #99AFFF; }

Similar Colors

Cornflowerblue

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