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#99BFC7

#99bfc7 ≈ Pastel Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#99bfc7 is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 60% red, 74.9% green and 78.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 23.12% cyan, 4.02% magenta, 0% yellow and 21.96% black. Its hue angle is 190.43°, with 29.11% saturation and 69.02% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with freshness, technology and clarity. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10.63:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Blue (#aec6cf), ΔE 5.02.

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Web safe#99cccc
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Relative luminance0.4816

Complementary

  1. #99bfc7
  2. #c7a199

Split complementary

  1. #99bfc7
  2. #c799a8
  3. #c7b899

Analogous

  1. #99c7b8
  2. #99bfc7
  3. #99a8c7

Triadic

  1. #99bfc7
  2. #c799bf
  3. #bfc799

Tetradic

  1. #99bfc7
  2. #a199c7
  3. #c7a199
  4. #bfc799

Square

  1. #99bfc7
  2. #b899c7
  3. #c7a199
  4. #a8c799

Monochromatic

  1. #477680
  2. #68a0ac
  3. #99bfc7
  4. #cadee2
  5. #f2f7f8

Shades

#99bfc7 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #99bfc7
  2. #8aacb3
  3. #7a999f
  4. #6b868b
  5. #5c7377
  6. #4d6064
  7. #3d4c50
  8. #2e393c
  9. #1f2628
  10. #0f1314
  11. #000000

Tints

#99bfc7 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #99bfc7
  2. #a3c5cd
  3. #adccd2
  4. #b8d2d8
  5. #c2d9dd
  6. #ccdfe3
  7. #d6e5e9
  8. #e0ecee
  9. #ebf2f4
  10. #f5f9f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#99bfc7 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #99bfc7
  2. #97b9c0
  3. #94b2b9
  4. #92acb2
  5. #8fa6ab
  6. #8da0a4
  7. #8a999c
  8. #889395
  9. #858d8e
  10. #838687
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.98:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.63:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b8b8b8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #adbbbe ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b8bcc8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b0b6c7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8bc3c1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #adbdc7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a7bac7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #91c1c4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-99bfc7 {
  color: #99bfc7;
}
Background
.bg-99bfc7 {
  background-color: #99bfc7;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-99bfc7 {
  border: 2px solid #99bfc7;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #99bfc7;
  --color-primary-rgb: 153 191 199;
  --color-primary-hsl: 190 29% 69%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-99bfc7 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #99bfc7, #99a8c7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-99bfc7 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(153 191 199 / 0.35);
}

#aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 5.02 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 6.59 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 6.97 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 7.94 #b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 8.17 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 8.21 #b9d9eb Columbia Blue ΔE 8.72 #664038 Inverted #b8b8b8 Grayscale 

Pastel Blue
#99bfc7  rgb(153, 191, 199)  hsl(190, 29%, 69%)  Pastel Blue
#c7a199  rgb(199, 161, 153)  hsl(10, 29%, 69%)  Silver Pink
#c799bf  rgb(199, 153, 191)  hsl(310, 29%, 69%)  Lilac
#bfc799  rgb(191, 199, 153)  hsl(70, 29%, 69%)  Sage