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Colour

#999EB2

  • #999EB2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light slate grey

#999EB2 is a blue with RGB values 153, 158, 178 and HSL 228°, 14%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#999EB2#999EB2
HEX#999EB2
RGBrgb(153, 158, 178)
RGB (0–1)0.6, 0.6196, 0.698
RGB percentages60%, 62%, 69.8%
HSLhsl(228, 14%, 64.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(228, 14%, 69.8%)
CMYK14%, 11.2%, 0%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,067,634
CSS custom property--colour: #999EB2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3444WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness159 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#9E9E9E
Inverted#66614D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#99A0B3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#979EB1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original
Tritanopia#94A2A4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.7 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

Light slate grey · ΔE 10.5Dark grey · ΔE 11.9Slate grey · ΔE 13.3Light steelblue · ΔE 14.3Gray · ΔE 16.2Silver · ΔE 16.7
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 10.46, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B2AD99
Analogous#99AAB2, #A099B2
Triadic#B2999E, #9EB299
Split complementary#B2A099, #AAB299
Tetradic#B299AA, #B2AD99, #99B2A0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F0F1F4
Lighter +20%#D3D5DE
Lighter +10%#B6BAC8
Darker −10%#7C829C
Darker −20%#636982
Darker −30%#4D5265
Darker −40%#373A48
More saturated +25%#8391C8
Less saturated −25%#A5A5A5

Channel breakdown

R153
G158
B178
Red153 (60%)
Green158 (62%)
Blue178 (69.8%)
Hue228°
Saturation (HSL)13.97%
Lightness64.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 99 · G 9E · B B2

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