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Colour

#9999FD

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

#9999FD is a blue with RGB values 153, 153, 253 and HSL 240°, 96%, 80%. 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

#9999FD#9999FD
HEX#9999FD
RGBrgb(153, 153, 253)
RGB (0–1)0.6, 0.6, 0.9922
RGB percentages60%, 60%, 99.2%
HSLhsl(240, 96.2%, 79.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(240, 39.5%, 99.2%)
CMYK39.5%, 39.5%, 0%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,066,429
CSS custom property--colour: #9999FD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36647WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness167.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.33:1
Contrast with white2.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.33:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A0A0A0
Inverted#666602

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#76A7FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#72A0FBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.6 from the original
Tritanopia#7CADBFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.52:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.33:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 15.3Medium purple · ΔE 17.7Dodgerblue · ΔE 20.8Royal blue · ΔE 24.7Slate blue · ΔE 26.1Medium slateblue · ΔE 27.6
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 15.34, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FDFD99
Analogous#99CBFD, #CB99FD
Triadic#FD9999, #99FD99
Split complementary#FDCB99, #CBFD99
Tetradic#FD99CB, #FDFD99, #99FDCB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FDFDFF
Lighter +10%#CBCBFE
Darker −10%#6767FC
Darker −20%#3535FB
Darker −30%#0505F8
Darker −40%#0404C6
More saturated +25%#9797FF
Less saturated −25%#A6A6F0

Channel breakdown

R153
G153
B253
Red153 (60%)
Green153 (60%)
Blue253 (99.2%)
Hue240°
Saturation (HSL)96.15%
Lightness79.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 99 · G 99 · B FD

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