HEX Color #99D3FF (Lightskyblue)

About #99D3FF

The precise color #99D3FF is an excellent choice for modern design projects. Designers often compare it to the standard color Lightskyblue. Its digital footprint relies on 153 parts red, 211 parts green, and 255 parts blue light.

When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 40% cyan and 17% magenta inks. Always request a physical proof before doing a large print run with this exact code.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. 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#99D3FF

RGB153, 211, 255

HSL205.9°, 100.0%, 80.0%

CMYK40%, 17%, 0%, 0%

HSV205.9°, 40.0%, 100.0%

LAB82.2, -7.7, -27.4

XYZ54.5, 60.6, 103.4

Decimal10081279

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#99D3FF #FFC599

Analogous

#99FFF8 #999FFF

Triadic

#FF99D3 #D3FF99

Tetradic

#F799FF #FFC599 #A0FF99

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#99D3FF

#A4D7FF

#AFDCFF

#BBE1FF

#C6E6FF

#D1EBFF

#DDF0FF

#E8F5FF

#F3FAFF

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#99D3FF

#88BBE2

#77A4C6

#668CAA

#55758D

#445D71

#334655

#222E38

#11171C

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

1.60:1

Text on #FFFFFF

FAIL

13.12:1

Text on #000000

AAA

1.53:1

Text on #F8FAFC

FAIL

11.15:1

Text on #0F172A

AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #99D3FF; }

.text-color { color: #99D3FF; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #99D3FF; }

Similar Colors

Lightskyblue

#87CEFA