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#99CCEE Fail Whale

#99CCEE is a light, muted blue named Fail Whale. In the RGB color model it is made of 60.0% red, 80.0% green and 93.3% blue (rgb(153, 204, 238)). Its HSL value is 204° hue, 71% saturation and 77% lightness, and in CMYK it is 36% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. #99CCEE is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 12.23:1.

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Variations of #99CCEE

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

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

  • Dog vision 92% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #B1C1ED
  • Protanopia 91% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #BDCBF0
  • Protanomaly 94% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B4CAEF
  • Deuteranopia 92% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #B1C1ED
  • Deuteranomaly 95% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #ABC5EE
  • Tritanopia 89% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #7CD5D7
  • Tritanomaly 95% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #8FD0E4
  • Achromatopsia 86% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #C5C5C5
  • Achromatomaly 89% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #BCC7D1

#99CCEE contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.72:1 Very poor#99CCEE text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
12.23:1 Super#99CCEE text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#99CCEE in CSS

/* Fail Whale */
.color { color: #99CCEE; }
.background { background-color: #99CCEE; }
.border { border: 1px solid #99CCEE; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(153 204 238);
color: hsl(204 71% 77%);
color: oklch(0.821 0.072 238.0);

#99CCEE FAQ

What color is #99CCEE?

#99CCEE is a light, muted blue. Its closest named color is Fail Whale. It belongs to the blue color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #99CCEE?

#99CCEE is rgb(153, 204, 238) in RGB, hsl(204, 71%, 77%) in HSL and cmyk(36%, 14%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #99CCEE?

The complementary color of #99CCEE is #EEBB99, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #99CCEE?

Black text has the best contrast on #99CCEE: 12.23:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #99CCEE a warm or cool color?

#99CCEE is a cool color.