#99AAF0#99AAF0
#99AAF0 is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.418; OKLCH L 75.2% C 0.103 H 273.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #99AAF0 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(153, 170, 240) |
| HSL | hsl(228, 74%, 77%) |
| HSV | hsv(228, 36%, 94%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(36.3%, 29.2%, 0%, 5.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.74, 10.65, -36.89) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.74, 38.40, 286.11°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.16% 0.0058 -0.1028) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.16% 0.103 273.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(43.2352, 41.8112, 88.2135) |
| Luminance | 0.4181 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Periwinkle Blue
#8F99FB
ΔE00 5.23
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 5.72
Carolina Blue
#8AB8FE
ΔE00 7.23
Perrywinkle
#8F8CE7
ΔE00 8.69
Light Periwinkle
#C1C6FC
ΔE00 9.11
Lightsteelblue
#B0C4DE
ΔE00 9.57
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#99AAF0 #F0DF99
analogous
#99D6F0 #99AAF0 #B499F0
triadic
#99AAF0 #F099AA #AAF099
tetradic
#99AAF0 #F099D6 #F0DF99 #99F0B4
square
#99AAF0 #F099D6 #F0DF99 #99F0B4
split-complementary
#99AAF0 #F0B499 #D6F099
monochromatic
#2E51E0 #647EE8 #99AAF0 #CED6F8 #E4E9FB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.24
#99AAF0 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.36
#99AAF0 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #99AAF0
9.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##99AAF0 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##99AAF0 | 1.00 | 2.24 | 9.36 | 9.36 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.24 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.36 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.36 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#93B1F3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8DAAEE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#7FB8C3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ADADAD
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #99aaf0; /* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 170, 240); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.2% 0.103 273.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b9c3f5',
500: '#99aaf0',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #99aaf0; $custom-light: #b9c3f5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#99aaf0",
"rgb": {
"r": 153,
"g": 170,
"b": 240
},
"hsl": {
"h": 228.276,
"s": 74.359,
"l": 77.059
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75158,
"c": 0.10293,
"h": 273.2
},
"luminance": 0.41813
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#99AAF0
secondary
#F3EED8
accent
#B00FD6
background
#FBFBFE
surface
#F6F7FD
border
#D0D0D5
text
#121217
muted
#818185