#99CAEC#99CAEC
#99CAEC is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.551; OKLCH L 81.6% C 0.070 H 239.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #99CAEC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(153, 202, 236) |
| HSL | hsl(205, 69%, 76%) |
| HSV | hsv(205, 35%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(35.2%, 14.4%, 0%, 7.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(79.08, -7.84, -21.92) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(79.08, 23.28, 250.32°) |
| OKLab | oklab(81.64% -0.0362 -0.0603) |
| OKLCH | oklch(81.64% 0.07 239) |
| XYZ | xyz(49.3929, 55.0669, 87.3670) |
| Luminance | 0.5507 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Light Blue
#95D0FC
ΔE00 2.73
Lightskyblue
#87CEFA
ΔE00 3.44
Sky
#82CAFC
ΔE00 4.02
Baby Blue
#89CFF0
ΔE00 4.04
Baby Blue (survey)
#A2CFFE
ΔE00 4.24
Lightblue (survey)
#7BC8F6
ΔE00 4.28
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#99CAEC #ECBB99
analogous
#99ECE5 #99CAEC #99A1EC
triadic
#99CAEC #EC99CA #CAEC99
tetradic
#99CAEC #E599EC #ECBB99 #A1EC99
square
#99CAEC #E599EC #ECBB99 #A1EC99
split-complementary
#99CAEC #EC99A1 #ECE599
monochromatic
#3294D9 #65AFE2 #99CAEC #CDE5F6 #E5F2FA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.75
#99CAEC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.01
#99CAEC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #99CAEC
12.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##99CAEC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##99CAEC | 1.00 | 1.75 | 12.01 | 12.01 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.75 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.01 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.01 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BBC9EE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B0C0EB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#7DD3D5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C4C4C4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #99caec; /* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 202, 236); /* oklch */ color: oklch(81.6% 0.070 239.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b9daf2',
500: '#99caec',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #99caec; $custom-light: #b9daf2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#99caec",
"rgb": {
"r": 153,
"g": 202,
"b": 236
},
"hsl": {
"h": 204.578,
"s": 68.595,
"l": 76.275
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.8164,
"c": 0.07033,
"h": 239
},
"luminance": 0.55069
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#99CAEC
secondary
#C88B62
accent
#6215D1
background
#FDFEFF
surface
#F8FBFE
border
#D1D4D6
text
#121416
muted
#828385