Palettes / Colors / #99DBFA

#99DBFA — Light Vivid Blue

#99DBFA is a blue color we call Light Vivid Blue, closest to the named color LightSkyBlue (#87CEFA). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: lightskyblue (#87CEFA) — not an exact match. CSS lightskyblue gives you #87CEFA, a different color; use #99DBFA 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.

#99DBFA is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #FAB899; it also sits naturally between #99FAE8 and #99ABFA. 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 86% · Blue 98%

Cyan 39% · Magenta 12% · Yellow 0% · Key 2%

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

Previews

CSS code for #99DBFA

.text { color: #99DBFA; }
.background { background-color: #99DBFA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #99DBFA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(153, 219, 250); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(199, 91%, 79%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #99DBFA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(153, 219, 250, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #99DBFA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(153, 219, 250, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #FAB899:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #99DBFA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #99DBFA

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 #99DBFA 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 #99DBFA 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 #99DBFA?

#99DBFA is Light Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 153, 219, 250). Its closest standard named color is LightSkyBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #99DBFA?

#99DBFA is RGB 153, 219, 250 — HSL 199°, 91%, 79% — CMYK 39%, 12%, 0%, 2%.

What colors go with #99DBFA?

Its complement is #FAB899; analogous partners are #99FAE8 and #99ABFA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #99DBFA for text?

Black text on #99DBFA has a contrast ratio of 13.87:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.51:1.