#99CAEB#99CAEB
#99CAEB is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.550; OKLCH L 81.6% C 0.069 H 238.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #99CAEB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(153, 202, 235) |
| HSL | hsl(204, 67%, 76%) |
| HSV | hsv(204, 35%, 92%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(34.9%, 14%, 0%, 7.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(79.05, -8.09, -21.43) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(79.05, 22.91, 249.32°) |
| OKLab | oklab(81.6% -0.0366 -0.0589) |
| OKLCH | oklch(81.6% 0.069 238.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(49.2480, 55.0089, 86.6040) |
| Luminance | 0.5501 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Light Blue
#95D0FC
ΔE00 2.95
Lightskyblue
#87CEFA
ΔE00 3.51
Baby Blue
#89CFF0
ΔE00 3.86
Sky
#82CAFC
ΔE00 4.19
Lightblue (survey)
#7BC8F6
ΔE00 4.34
Baby Blue (survey)
#A2CFFE
ΔE00 4.54
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#99CAEB #EBBA99
analogous
#99EBE3 #99CAEB #99A1EB
triadic
#99CAEB #EB99CA #CAEB99
tetradic
#99CAEB #E399EB #EBBA99 #A1EB99
square
#99CAEB #E399EB #EBBA99 #A1EB99
split-complementary
#99CAEB #EB99A1 #EBE399
monochromatic
#3395D7 #66AFE1 #99CAEB #CCE5F5 #E5F2FA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.75
#99CAEB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.00
#99CAEB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #99CAEB
12.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##99CAEB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##99CAEB | 1.00 | 1.75 | 12.00 | 12.00 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.75 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BCC9ED
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B0C0EA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#7DD2D5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C4C4C4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #99caeb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 202, 235); /* oklch */ color: oklch(81.6% 0.069 238.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b9daf1',
500: '#99caeb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #99caeb; $custom-light: #b9daf1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#99caeb",
"rgb": {
"r": 153,
"g": 202,
"b": 235
},
"hsl": {
"h": 204.146,
"s": 67.213,
"l": 76.078
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.81602,
"c": 0.06935,
"h": 238.2
},
"luminance": 0.55012
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#99CAEB
secondary
#C68A62
accent
#6116CF
background
#FDFEFF
surface
#F8FBFE
border
#D1D4D6
text
#121416
muted
#828385