#99C5F8

A light, vivid blue closely aligning with Lightskyblue.

About #99C5F8

When working with digital screens, the color #99C5F8 is rendered by mixing light. Designers often compare it to the standard color Lightskyblue. Its digital footprint relies on 153 parts red, 197 parts green, and 248 parts blue light.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 38% cyan and 21% magenta inks. With a hue angle of 212.2 degrees, it sits comfortably in the blue spectrum.

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. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#99C5F8
RGB153, 197, 248
HSL212.2°, 87.2%, 78.6%
CMYK38%, 21%, 0%, 3%
HSV212.2°, 38.3%, 97.3%
LAB78.2, -2.1, -29.8
XYZ50.0, 53.5, 96.5
Decimal10077688

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

1.80:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
11.70:1
Text on #000000
AAA
1.72:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
9.94:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #99C5F8; }
.text-color { color: #99C5F8; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #99C5F8; }

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Lightskyblue
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