Information about #99BCD9 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#99BCD9 falls into the Azure Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(153, 188, 217) — 60% red, 73.7% green, 85.1% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 25 / 11 / 0 / 15. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#99BCD9 presents itself as a confidently colored azure — one that floats near the light end of the scale. It is a natural fit for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Light Grey Blue (#9DBCD4). Nearby in the Register you will also find Mooni Blue (#95B5D6) and Oxymoron (#9CBFE3).

In RGB terms — rgb(153, 188, 217) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 10.5:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.0:1. No one has named #99BCD9 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#99BCD9 color variations

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

#99BCD9 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#99BCD9 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#99BCD9 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#99BCD9 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#99BCD9 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
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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
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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
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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
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Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

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

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #99BCD9

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

Light Grey Blue color link
Light Grey Blue

#9DBCD4

Mooni Blue color link
Mooni Blue

#95B5D6

Oxymoron color link
Oxymoron

#9CBFE3

Comfort Zone color link
Comfort Zone

#A2B9D2

Pale Cerulean color link
Pale Cerulean

#9BC4E2

Dark Sky Blue color link
Dark Sky Blue

#8CBED6

Escape color link
Escape

#9EC0CA

Relax color link
Relax

#99AED0

Regent St Blue color link
Regent St Blue

#A0CDD9

Half Kumutoto color link
Half Kumutoto

#9CC8CA

Wild Blue Yonder color link
Wild Blue Yonder

#A2ADD0

Children’s Soft Blue color link
Children’s Soft Blue

#A1CED7

#99BCD9 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#99BCD9
  • RGB153, 188, 217
  • CMYK25, 11, 0, 15
  • CSSrgb(153, 188, 217)
  • HSL207°, 46%, 73%
  • HSL Precise207.188°, 45.714%, 72.549%
  • HSV207°, 29%, 85%
  • HSB207°, 29%, 85%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.600
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.737
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.851
  • GLSLvec3(0.600, 0.737, 0.851)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.600, 0.737, 0.851, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.600, 0.737, 0.851)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB60%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB73.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB85.1%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID99BCD9
  • DECIMAL ID10075353
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers19 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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