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#99BADD Blues White Shoes

#99BADD is a light, muted blue named Blues White Shoes. In the RGB color model it is made of 60.0% red, 72.9% green and 86.7% blue (rgb(153, 186, 221)). Its HSL value is 211° hue, 50% saturation and 73% lightness, and in CMYK it is 31% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black. #99BADD is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 10.42:1.

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Variations of #99BADD

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#99BADD color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#99BADD for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #99BADD appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 96% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #A5B4DC
  • Protanopia 95% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #ADBBDF
  • Protanomaly 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A7BADE
  • Deuteranopia 96% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #A5B4DC
  • Deuteranomaly 97% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #A2B6DD
  • Tritanopia 89% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #85C2C5
  • Tritanomaly 96% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #92BDD3
  • Achromatopsia 88% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #B7B7B7
  • Achromatomaly 91% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #B0B7C1

#99BADD contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.01:1 Very poor#99BADD text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
10.42:1 Very good#99BADD text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#99BADD in CSS

/* Blues White Shoes */
.color { color: #99BADD; }
.background { background-color: #99BADD; }
.border { border: 1px solid #99BADD; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(153 186 221);
color: hsl(211 50% 73%);
color: oklch(0.777 0.062 250.1);

#99BADD FAQ

What color is #99BADD?

#99BADD is a light, muted blue. Its closest named color is Blues White Shoes. It belongs to the blue color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #99BADD?

#99BADD is rgb(153, 186, 221) in RGB, hsl(211, 50%, 73%) in HSL and cmyk(31%, 16%, 0%, 13%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #99BADD?

The complementary color of #99BADD is #DDBC99, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #99BADD?

Black text has the best contrast on #99BADD: 10.42:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #99BADD a warm or cool color?

#99BADD is a cool color.