Palettes / Colors / #0099CD

#0099CD — Vivid Blue

#0099CD is a blue color we call Vivid Blue, closest to the named color DarkTurquoise (#00CED1). It belongs to the blue family.

#0099CD is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #CC3300; it also sits naturally between #00CC99 and #0033CC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 0% · Green 60% · Blue 80%

Cyan 100% · Magenta 25% · Yellow 0% · Key 20%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #0099CD

.text { color: #0099CD; }
.background { background-color: #0099CD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #0099CD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(0, 153, 205); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(195, 100%, 40%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #0099CD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(0, 153, 205, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #0099CD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(0, 153, 205, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#0099CD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#0099CD">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CC3300:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #0099CD: #000000.

How #0099CD looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #0099CD rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #0099CC  ·  #0099CE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #0099CD?

#0099CD is Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 0, 153, 205). Its closest standard named color is DarkTurquoise.

What is the RGB and HSL of #0099CD?

#0099CD is RGB 0, 153, 205 — HSL 195°, 100%, 40% — CMYK 100%, 25%, 0%, 20%.

What colors go with #0099CD?

Its complement is #CC3300; analogous partners are #00CC99 and #0033CC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #0099CD for text?

Black text on #0099CD has a contrast ratio of 6.44:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.26:1.