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Recognised as Colour

#9899FB

  • #9899FB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#9899FB is a blue with RGB values 152, 153, 251 and HSL 239°, 93%, 79%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#9899FB#9899FB
HEX#9899FB
RGBrgb(152, 153, 251)
RGB (0–1)0.5961, 0.6, 0.9843
RGB percentages59.6%, 60%, 98.4%
HSLhsl(239.4, 92.5%, 79%)
HSV / HSBhsv(239.4, 39.4%, 98.4%)
CMYK39.4%, 39%, 0%, 1.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,000,891
CSS custom property--colour: #9899FB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36423WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness166.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.28:1
Contrast with white2.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.28:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A0A0A0
Inverted#676604

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#77A6FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#729FF9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.9 from the original
Tritanopia#7BACBEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.53:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.28:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 14.5Medium purple · ΔE 18.2Dodgerblue · ΔE 20.8Royal blue · ΔE 25.2Slate blue · ΔE 26.6Medium slateblue · ΔE 28.5
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 14.53, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FBFA98
Analogous#98CBFB, #C898FB
Triadic#FB9899, #99FB98
Split complementary#FBC898, #CBFB98
Tetradic#FB98CB, #FBFA98, #98FBC8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FAFAFF
Lighter +10%#C9CAFD
Darker −10%#6768F9
Darker −20%#3638F7
Darker −30%#090CF1
Darker −40%#0709C0
More saturated +25%#9495FF
Less saturated −25%#A5A6EE

Channel breakdown

R152
G153
B251
Red152 (59.6%)
Green153 (60%)
Blue251 (98.4%)
Hue239.39°
Saturation (HSL)92.52%
Lightness79.02%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 98 · G 99 · B FB

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