#99BCFF#99BCFF
#99BCFF is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.500; OKLCH L 79.5% C 0.103 H 263.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #99BCFF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(153, 188, 255) |
| HSL | hsl(219, 100%, 80%) |
| HSV | hsv(219, 40%, 100%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(40%, 26.3%, 0%, 0%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(76.04, 4.63, -36.77) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(76.04, 37.06, 277.18°) |
| OKLab | oklab(79.48% -0.0127 -0.1024) |
| OKLCH | oklch(79.48% 0.103 263) |
| XYZ | xyz(49.1644, 49.9562, 101.6403) |
| Luminance | 0.4996 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 1.79
Carolina Blue
#8AB8FE
ΔE00 2.74
Baby Blue (survey)
#A2CFFE
ΔE00 5.57
Powder Blue (survey)
#B1D1FC
ΔE00 5.81
Sky Blue (survey)
#75BBFD
ΔE00 7.07
Lightsteelblue
#B0C4DE
ΔE00 8.09
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#99BCFF #FFDC99
analogous
#99EFFF #99BCFF #A999FF
triadic
#99BCFF #FF99BC #BCFF99
tetradic
#99BCFF #FF99EF #FFDC99 #99FFA9
square
#99BCFF #FF99EF #FFDC99 #99FFA9
split-complementary
#99BCFF #FFA999 #EFFF99
monochromatic
#1F6CFF #5C94FF #99BCFF #D6E4FF #E0EBFF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.91
#99BCFF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.99
#99BCFF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #99BCFF
10.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##99BCFF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##99BCFF | 1.00 | 1.91 | 10.99 | 10.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.91 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A4C1FF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9AB7FE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#76CAD3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BBBBBB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #99bcff; /* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 188, 255); /* oklch */ color: oklch(79.5% 0.103 263.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bad0ff',
500: '#99bcff',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #99bcff; $custom-light: #bad0ff; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#99bcff",
"rgb": {
"r": 153,
"g": 188,
"b": 255
},
"hsl": {
"h": 219.412,
"s": 100,
"l": 80
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.79483,
"c": 0.1032,
"h": 263
},
"luminance": 0.49959
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#99BCFF
secondary
#F7EBD4
accent
#9700E6
background
#FBFCFF
surface
#F6F9FF
border
#D0D2D7
text
#121318
muted
#818286