Palettes / Colors / #99E2FF

#99E2FF — Light Vivid Blue

#99E2FF is a blue color we call Light Vivid Blue, closest to the named color LightSkyBlue (#87CEFA). It belongs to the blue family.

#99E2FF 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 #FFB699; it also sits naturally between #99FFE9 and #99AFFF. 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 89% · Blue 100%

Cyan 40% · Magenta 11% · Yellow 0% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #99E2FF

.text { color: #99E2FF; }
.background { background-color: #99E2FF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #99E2FF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(153, 226, 255); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(197, 100%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #99E2FF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(153, 226, 255, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #99E2FF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(153, 226, 255, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#99E2FF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#99E2FF">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #FFB699:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #99E2FF: #000000.

How #99E2FF 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 #99E2FF 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

← #99E2FE  ·  #99E300 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #99E2FF?

#99E2FF is Light Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 153, 226, 255). Its closest standard named color is LightSkyBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #99E2FF?

#99E2FF is RGB 153, 226, 255 — HSL 197°, 100%, 80% — CMYK 40%, 11%, 0%, 0%.

What colors go with #99E2FF?

Its complement is #FFB699; analogous partners are #99FFE9 and #99AFFF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #99E2FF for text?

Black text on #99E2FF has a contrast ratio of 14.68:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.43:1.