99BCDA

#99BCDA closest to Blues White Shoes

#99BCDA is a light, muted blue; the closest named color is Blues White Shoes. In the RGB color model it is made of 60.0% red, 73.7% green and 85.5% blue (rgb(153, 188, 218)). Its HSL value is 208° hue, 47% saturation and 73% lightness, and in CMYK it is 30% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% black. #99BCDA is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 10.56:1.

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Variations of #99BCDA

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

Hues

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

Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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

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

  • Dog vision 95% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #A8B5D9
  • Protanopia 94% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B0BCDC
  • Protanomaly 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #AABBDB
  • Deuteranopia 95% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #A8B5D9
  • Deuteranomaly 97% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #A4B8DA
  • Tritanopia 91% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #85C3C6
  • Tritanomaly 96% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #92BFD1
  • Achromatopsia 89% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #B8B8B8
  • Achromatomaly 91% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #B1B9C1

#99BCDA contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.99:1 Very poor#99BCDA text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
10.56:1 Very good#99BCDA text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#99BCDA in CSS

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

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(153 188 218);
color: hsl(208 47% 73%);
color: oklch(0.780 0.057 244.5);

#99BCDA FAQ

What color is #99BCDA?

#99BCDA 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 #99BCDA?

#99BCDA is rgb(153, 188, 218) in RGB, hsl(208, 47%, 73%) in HSL and cmyk(30%, 14%, 0%, 15%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #99BCDA?

The complementary color of #99BCDA is #DAB799, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #99BCDA?

Black text has the best contrast on #99BCDA: 10.56:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #99BCDA a warm or cool color?

#99BCDA is a cool color.