Palettes / Colors / #99BFDB

#99BFDB — Light Muted Blue

#99BFDB is a blue color we call Light Muted Blue, closest to the named color SkyBlue (#87CEEB). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: skyblue (#87CEEB) — not an exact match. CSS skyblue gives you #87CEEB, a different color; use #99BFDB when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#99BFDB is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #DBB599; it also sits naturally between #99DBD6 and #999FDB. 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 60% · Green 75% · Blue 86%

Cyan 30% · Magenta 13% · Yellow 0% · Key 14%

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

Previews

CSS code for #99BFDB

.text { color: #99BFDB; }
.background { background-color: #99BFDB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #99BFDB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(153, 191, 219); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(205, 48%, 73%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #99BFDB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(153, 191, 219, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #99BFDB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(153, 191, 219, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#99BFDB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#99BFDB">Div content here</div>

Shades of #99BFDB

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #DBB599:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #99BFDB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #99BFDB

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #99BFDB 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 #99BFDB 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #99BFDB?

#99BFDB is Light Muted Blue, a blue color (RGB 153, 191, 219). Its closest standard named color is SkyBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #99BFDB?

#99BFDB is RGB 153, 191, 219 — HSL 205°, 48%, 73% — CMYK 30%, 13%, 0%, 14%.

What colors go with #99BFDB?

Its complement is #DBB599; analogous partners are #99DBD6 and #999FDB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #99BFDB for text?

Black text on #99BFDB has a contrast ratio of 10.83:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.94:1.