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#99BDD2 Gentle Sky

#99BDD2 is a light, muted blue named Gentle Sky. In the RGB color model it is made of 60.0% red, 74.1% green and 82.4% blue (rgb(153, 189, 210)). Its HSL value is 202° hue, 39% saturation and 71% lightness, and in CMYK it is 27% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% black. #99BDD2 is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 10.56:1.

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Variations of #99BDD2

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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#99BDD2 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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#99BDD2 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #99BDD2 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 94% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #ABB5D2
  • Protanopia 93% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B3BCD3
  • Protanomaly 95% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #ACBBD3
  • Deuteranopia 94% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #ABB5D2
  • Deuteranomaly 96% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #A6B8D2
  • Tritanopia 93% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #88C3C4
  • Tritanomaly 97% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #93BFCC
  • Achromatopsia 90% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #B8B8B8
  • Achromatomaly 93% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #B1B9BF

#99BDD2 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.99:1 Very poor#99BDD2 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
10.56:1 Very good#99BDD2 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#99BDD2 in CSS

/* Gentle Sky */
.color { color: #99BDD2; }
.background { background-color: #99BDD2; }
.border { border: 1px solid #99BDD2; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(153 189 210);
color: hsl(202 39% 71%);
color: oklch(0.779 0.049 233.8);

#99BDD2 FAQ

What color is #99BDD2?

#99BDD2 is a light, muted blue. Its closest named color is Gentle Sky. It belongs to the blue color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #99BDD2?

#99BDD2 is rgb(153, 189, 210) in RGB, hsl(202, 39%, 71%) in HSL and cmyk(27%, 10%, 0%, 18%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #99BDD2?

The complementary color of #99BDD2 is #D2AE99, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #99BDD2?

Black text has the best contrast on #99BDD2: 10.56:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #99BDD2 a warm or cool color?

#99BDD2 is a cool color.