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#99CAFF Color

#99CAFF is rgb(153, 202, 255) in RGB, hsl(211, 100%, 80%) in HSL, and about cmyk(40%, 21%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Baby Blue Eyes (#A1CAF1), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.6. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#99CAFF
HEX#99CAFF
RGBrgb(153, 202, 255)
HSLhsl(211, 100%, 80%)
HSVhsv(211, 40%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(40%, 21%, 0%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(82.4% 0.091 250.9)
LABlab(79.32% -6.67 -31.59)
LCHlch(79.32% 32.29 258.08)

What #99CAFF Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #99CAFF, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Baby Blue Eyes#A1CAF1ΔE 7.6Light Sky Blue#87CEFAΔE 8.16Aero#7CB9E8ΔE 8.31Maya Blue#73C2FBΔE 9.1Very Light Azure#74BBFBΔE 10.2Light Cobalt Blue#88ACE0ΔE 10.92

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every blue in the library.

#99CAFF Channel Values

How #99CAFF breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 153 · G 202 · B 2558-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 211° · S 100% · L 80%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 211° · S 40% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 40% · M 21% · Y 0% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.71:1 vs white · 12.25:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #99CAFF background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.71:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.25:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #99CAFF in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #99CAFF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #99CAFF; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#99CAFF
Complementary
#FFCE99
Analogous
#99FDFF
Analogous
#9B99FF
Triadic
#FF99CA
Triadic
#CAFF99
Split comp.
#FF9B99
Split comp.
#FDFF99

Tints & Shades of #99CAFF

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#A8D2FF
#B3D7FF
#C2DFFF
#CCE5FF
#DBEDFF
#E5F2FF

Shades

#61ADFF
#2990FF
#0074F0
#005BBD
#004085
#00254D

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #99CAFF.

How #99CAFF Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#99CAFF
Protanopia#C3C3FF
Protanomaly#B4C6FF
Deuteranopia#BCBCFF
Deuteranomaly#AFC2FF
Tritanopia#8DD2D2
Tritanomaly#92CFE5
Achromatopsia#C6C6C6

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #99CAFF in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-99caff: #99CAFF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #99CAFF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-99caff': '#99CAFF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.600, green: 0.792, blue: 1.000)
Android XML<color name="color_99caff">#99CAFF</color>
SVG fillfill="#99CAFF"

More Blue Colors

#99CAFF sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#99CAFF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #99CAFF?

#99CAFF is a lightest blue — rgb(153, 202, 255) in RGB and hsl(211, 100%, 80%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Baby Blue Eyes (#A1CAF1), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.6.

What is the RGB value of #99CAFF?

#99CAFF is rgb(153, 202, 255) — red 153, green 202, and blue 255 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #99CAFF?

#99CAFF converts to approximately cmyk(40%, 21%, 0%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #99CAFF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #99CAFF scores 1.71:1 against white and 12.25:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #99CAFF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #99CAFF is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is lightskyblue (#87CEFA) at a CIE76 distance of 8.16, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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