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#99BBFF closest to Pastel Blue

#99BBFF is a light, moderately saturated blue; the closest named color is Pastel Blue. In the RGB color model it is made of 60.0% red, 73.3% green and 100.0% blue (rgb(153, 187, 255)). Its HSL value is 220° hue, 100% saturation and 80% lightness, and in CMYK it is 40% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. #99BBFF is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 10.91:1.

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Variations of #99BBFF

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

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

  • Dog vision 98% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #99B7FD
  • Protanopia 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A3C0FF
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A0BEFF
  • Deuteranopia 98% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #99B7FD
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #9AB9FE
  • Tritanopia 82% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #77C9D3
  • Tritanomaly 92% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #8EC1EC
  • Achromatopsia 79% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #BBBBBB
  • Achromatomaly 85% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #B3BBCF

#99BBFF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.93:1 Very poor#99BBFF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
10.91:1 Very good#99BBFF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#99BBFF in CSS

/* Pastel Blue */
.color { color: #99BBFF; }
.background { background-color: #99BBFF; }
.border { border: 1px solid #99BBFF; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(153 187 255);
color: hsl(220 100% 80%);
color: oklch(0.793 0.104 263.7);

#99BBFF FAQ

What color is #99BBFF?

#99BBFF is a light, moderately saturated blue. Its closest named color is Pastel Blue. It belongs to the blue color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #99BBFF?

#99BBFF is rgb(153, 187, 255) in RGB, hsl(220, 100%, 80%) in HSL and cmyk(40%, 27%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #99BBFF?

The complementary color of #99BBFF is #FFDD99, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #99BBFF?

Black text has the best contrast on #99BBFF: 10.91:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #99BBFF a warm or cool color?

#99BBFF is a cool color.