#99C5E9
A light, moderate blue closely aligning with Lightskyblue.
About #99C5E9
When working with digital screens, the color #99C5E9 is rendered by mixing light. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Lightskyblue. This translates to an RGB value of rgb(153, 197, 233).
While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 34% cyan and 15% magenta inks. The HSL representation is 207.0° hue, 64.5% saturation, and 75.7% lightness.
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. Always test your color combinations using a contrast checker before publishing.
Color Space Conversions
HEX#99C5E9
RGB153, 197, 233
HSL207.0°, 64.5%, 75.7%
CMYK34%, 15%, 0%, 9%
HSV207.0°, 34.3%, 91.4%
LAB77.6, -5.9, -22.5
XYZ47.8, 52.6, 84.7
Decimal10077673
Color Harmonies
Tints, Shades & Tones
Tints (Adding White)
Shades (Adding Black)
WCAG Contrast Accessibility
1.82:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
11.52:1
Text on #000000
AAA
1.74:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
9.79:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA
CSS Implementation
.bg-color {
background-color: #99C5E9;
}
.text-color {
color: #99C5E9;
}
.border-color {
border: 2px solid #99C5E9;
}