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Recognised as Colour

#1099BD

  • #1099BD
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#1099BD is a cyan with RGB values 16, 153, 189 and HSL 192°, 84%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#1099BD#1099BD
HEX#1099BD
RGBrgb(16, 153, 189)
RGB (0–1)0.0627, 0.6, 0.7412
RGB percentages6.3%, 60%, 74.1%
HSLhsl(192.5, 84.4%, 40.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(192.5, 91.5%, 74.1%)
CMYK91.5%, 19%, 0%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,087,933
CSS custom property--colour: #1099BD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26567WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness133.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.31:1
Contrast with white3.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.31:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7E7E7E
Inverted#EF6642

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8495BFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#6F86BDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.5 from the original
Tritanopia#00A4A5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.33:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.31:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 17.7Deep skyblue · ΔE 20.4Cadetblue · ΔE 20.7Sky blue · ΔE 22.3Dark cyan · ΔE 22.5Light skyblue · ΔE 23.1
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 17.73, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BD3410
Analogous#10BD8B, #1042BD
Triadic#BD1099, #99BD10
Split complementary#BD1042, #BD8B10
Tetradic#8B10BD, #BD3410, #42BD10

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A2E5F7
Lighter +30%#73D8F3
Lighter +20%#44CCEF
Lighter +10%#15BFEB
Darker −10%#0C738E
Darker −20%#084D5F
Darker −30%#042730
Darker −40%#000101
More saturated +25%#00A2CD
Less saturated −25%#2A8AA3

Channel breakdown

R16
G153
B189
Red16 (6.3%)
Green153 (60%)
Blue189 (74.1%)
Hue192.49°
Saturation (HSL)84.39%
Lightness40.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 10 · G 99 · B BD

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