#99BFEC#99BFEC
#99BFEC is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.501; OKLCH L 79.3% C 0.076 H 253.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #99BFEC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(153, 191, 236) |
| HSL | hsl(213, 69%, 76%) |
| HSV | hsv(213, 35%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(35.2%, 19.1%, 0%, 7.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(76.12, -1.97, -26.43) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(76.12, 26.50, 265.74°) |
| OKLab | oklab(79.31% -0.0223 -0.0729) |
| OKLCH | oklch(79.31% 0.076 253) |
| XYZ | xyz(46.9033, 50.0878, 86.5371) |
| Luminance | 0.5009 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Carolina Blue
#8AB8FE
ΔE00 3.56
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 3.65
Baby Blue (survey)
#A2CFFE
ΔE00 4.13
Powder Blue (survey)
#B1D1FC
ΔE00 4.94
Light Grey Blue
#9DBCD4
ΔE00 5.73
Sky Blue (survey)
#75BBFD
ΔE00 5.86
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#99BFEC #ECC699
analogous
#99E9EC #99BFEC #9D99EC
triadic
#99BFEC #EC99BF #BFEC99
tetradic
#99BFEC #EC99E9 #ECC699 #99EC9D
square
#99BFEC #EC99E9 #ECC699 #99EC9D
split-complementary
#99BFEC #EC9D99 #E9EC99
monochromatic
#327ED9 #659FE2 #99BFEC #CDDFF6 #E5EFFA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.91
#99BFEC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.02
#99BFEC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #99BFEC
11.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##99BFEC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##99BFEC | 1.00 | 1.91 | 11.02 | 11.02 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.91 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.02 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.02 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AEC0EE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A5B8EB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#7EC9CE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BCBCBC
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #99bfec; /* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 191, 236); /* oklch */ color: oklch(79.3% 0.076 253.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b9d2f2',
500: '#99bfec',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #99bfec; $custom-light: #b9d2f2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#99bfec",
"rgb": {
"r": 153,
"g": 191,
"b": 236
},
"hsl": {
"h": 212.53,
"s": 68.595,
"l": 76.275
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7931,
"c": 0.07629,
"h": 253
},
"luminance": 0.5009
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#99BFEC
secondary
#C89962
accent
#7B15D1
background
#FDFEFF
surface
#F8FBFE
border
#D1D4D6
text
#121417
muted
#828385