#99CEEB#99CEEB

#99CEEB is a very light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.569; OKLCH L 82.5% C 0.068 H 232.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#99CEEB
RGB	rgb(153, 206, 235)
HSL	hsl(201, 67%, 76%)
HSV	hsv(201, 35%, 92%)
CMYK	cmyk(34.9%, 12.3%, 0%, 7.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(80.13, -10.19, -19.79)
CIE-LCH	lch(80.13, 22.26, 242.76°)
OKLab	oklab(82.46% -0.0416 -0.0544)
OKLCH	oklch(82.46% 0.068 232.6)
XYZ	xyz(50.1987, 56.9104, 86.9209)
Luminance	0.5691 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#99CEEB #EBB699

analogous

#99EBDF #99CEEB #99A5EB

triadic

#99CEEB #EB99CE #CEEB99

tetradic

#99CEEB #DF99EB #EBB699 #A5EB99

square

#99CEEB #DF99EB #EBB699 #A5EB99

split-complementary

#99CEEB #EB99A5 #EBDF99

monochromatic

#339DD7 #66B5E1 #99CEEB #CCE7F5 #E5F3FA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

1.70

#99CEEB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

12.38

#99CEEB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #99CEEB

12.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##99CEEB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##99CEEB	1.00	1.70	12.38	12.38
#FFFFFF	1.70	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	12.38	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	12.38	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#C0CCED

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#B4C3EB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7DD6D7

Achromatopsia (no color)

#C7C7C7

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #99ceeb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 206, 235);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(82.5% 0.068 232.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b9ddf1',
    500: '#99ceeb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #99ceeb;
$custom-light: #b9ddf1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#99ceeb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 206,
    "b": 235
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 201.22,
    "s": 67.213,
    "l": 76.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.82459,
    "c": 0.06843,
    "h": 232.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.56913
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#99CEEB

secondary

#C68562

accent

#5816CF

background

#FDFEFF

surface

#F8FCFE

border

#D1D5D6

text

#121516

muted

#828485

Preview Lab

Preview with #99CEEB

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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