#99B6F8

A light, vivid blue closely aligning with Cornflowerblue.

About #99B6F8

At its core, #99B6F8 is a light and vivid hue. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Cornflowerblue. In the RGB color space, it consists of 153 red, 182 green, and 248 blue.

For print applications, it's crucial to understand its CMYK makeup. The color uses 38% Cyan, 27% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 3% Black. The HSL representation is 221.7° hue, 87.2% saturation, and 78.6% lightness.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. The calculated luminance score dictates that #000000 typography is the safest choice. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#99B6F8
RGB153, 182, 248
HSL221.7°, 87.2%, 78.6%
CMYK38%, 27%, 0%, 3%
HSV221.7°, 38.3%, 97.3%
LAB74.2, 6.1, -35.9
XYZ46.8, 47.0, 95.4
Decimal10073848

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

2.02:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
10.40:1
Text on #000000
AAA
1.93:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
8.84:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #99B6F8; }
.text-color { color: #99B6F8; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #99B6F8; }

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