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Recognised as Colour

#9999D7

  • #9999D7
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#9999D7 is a blue with RGB values 153, 153, 215 and HSL 240°, 44%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#9999D7#9999D7
HEX#9999D7
RGBrgb(153, 153, 215)
RGB (0–1)0.6, 0.6, 0.8431
RGB percentages60%, 60%, 84.3%
HSLhsl(240, 43.7%, 72.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(240, 28.8%, 84.3%)
CMYK28.8%, 28.8%, 0%, 15.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,066,391
CSS custom property--colour: #9999D7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34461WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness161.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.89:1
Contrast with white2.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.89:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9D9D9D
Inverted#666628

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#88A1DAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#859DD5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.5 from the original
Tritanopia#8AA4AFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.66:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.89:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 18.6Steel blue · ΔE 22.1Plum · ΔE 22.5Light steelblue · ΔE 25.9Thistle · ΔE 26.8Light slate grey · ΔE 27.7
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 18.62, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D7D799
Analogous#99B8D7, #B899D7
Triadic#D79999, #99D799
Split complementary#D7B899, #B8D799
Tetradic#D799B8, #D7D799, #99D7B8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E2E2F4
Lighter +10%#BEBEE5
Darker −10%#7474C9
Darker −20%#5050BA
Darker −30%#3D3D9A
Darker −40%#2E2E76
More saturated +25%#8787E9
Less saturated −25%#ABABC5

Channel breakdown

R153
G153
B215
Red153 (60%)
Green153 (60%)
Blue215 (84.3%)
Hue240°
Saturation (HSL)43.66%
Lightness72.16%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 99 · G 99 · B D7

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