Information about #99B4FF color

#99B4FF color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#99B4FF falls into the Azure Color Family — Full Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(153, 180, 255) — 60% red, 70.6% green, 100% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 40 / 29 / 0 / 0. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #99B4FF reads as a pure, full-strength sky-leaning azure and appears airy and pastel-like. Designers typically reach for tones like this for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Very Light Sapphire Blue (#9EB6FF). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Very Light Phthalo Blue (#9EAAFF) and Very Light Cobalt Blue (#9EC2FF).

Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(153, 180, 255)), which gives #99B4FF its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #99B4FF: 10.3:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.0:1 for white. #99B4FF has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#99B4FF color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#99B4FF color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #99B4FF

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#99B4FF
  • RGB153, 180, 255
  • CMYK40, 29, 0, 0
  • CSSrgb(153, 180, 255)
  • HSL224°, 100%, 80%
  • HSL Precise224.118°, 100%, 80%
  • HSV224°, 40%, 100%
  • HSB224°, 40%, 100%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.600
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.706
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)1.000
  • GLSLvec3(0.600, 0.706, 1.000)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.600, 0.706, 1.000, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.600, 0.706, 1.000)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB60%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB70.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB100%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID99B4FF
  • DECIMAL ID10073343
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01