What color is #99BBFF?

#99BBFF is a light, vivid blue, closest to the named color Kitten’s Eye. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #99BBFF?

The RGB value is 153, 187, 255: 153 red, 187 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #99BBFF?

The complementary color is #FFDD99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #99BBFF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.91:1 and white text 1.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#99BBFF color

#99BBFF rgb(153, 187, 255)

Shades of blue

The hex color #99BBFF is a light, vivid blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 73.3% green and 100% blue (153, 187, 255).

Its hue angle is 220°, with 100% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Kitten’s Eye (#8AADF7), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.91:1).

#99BBFF color codes

HEX	`#99BBFF`
RGB	`rgb(153, 187, 255)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 73.3%, 100%)`
HSL	`hsl(220, 100%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(220, 40%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 27%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.78, 5.18, -37.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.78, 37.54, 277.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.952, 49.53, 101.569)`
Decimal	`10075135`
Short hex	`#9BF`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #99BBFF, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #99BBFF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#99BBFF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #99BBFF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #99bbff; }
.text { color: #99bbff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #99bbff; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 187 255 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #99bbff, #aa99ff); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Blue.

Questions

What color is #99BBFF?: #99BBFF is a light, vivid blue, closest to the named color Kitten’s Eye. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #99BBFF?: The RGB value is 153, 187, 255: 153 red, 187 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #99BBFF?: The complementary color is #FFDD99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #99BBFF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.91:1 and white text 1.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.