#99E2FF

A very light, vivid blue closely aligning with Skyblue.

About #99E2FF

The hex code #99E2FF represents a beautifully specific shade of blue. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Skyblue. Its digital footprint relies on 153 parts red, 226 parts green, and 255 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 40% cyan and 11% magenta inks. This makes it a relatively light color when applied to physical surfaces.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. Because it is a very light color, it is generally recommended to use #000000 text. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#99E2FF
RGB153, 226, 255
HSL197.1°, 100.0%, 80.0%
CMYK40%, 11%, 0%, 0%
HSV197.1°, 40.0%, 100.0%
LAB86.2, -15.5, -21.2
XYZ58.4, 68.4, 104.7
Decimal10085119

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

1.43:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
14.68:1
Text on #000000
AAA
1.37:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
12.48:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #99E2FF; }
.text-color { color: #99E2FF; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #99E2FF; }

Similar Colors

Skyblue
#87CEEB