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Recognised as Colour

#99A0BE

  • #99A0BE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light slate grey

#99A0BE is a blue with RGB values 153, 160, 190 and HSL 229°, 22%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#99A0BE#99A0BE
HEX#99A0BE
RGBrgb(153, 160, 190)
RGB (0–1)0.6, 0.6275, 0.7451
RGB percentages60%, 62.7%, 74.5%
HSLhsl(228.6, 22.2%, 67.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(228.6, 19.5%, 74.5%)
CMYK19.5%, 15.8%, 0%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,068,158
CSS custom property--colour: #99A0BE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35632WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness161.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.13:1
Contrast with white2.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.13:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A1A1A1
Inverted#665F41

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#98A3BFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2 from the original
Deuteranopia#95A0BDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.5 from the original
Tritanopia#90A5AAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.58:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.13:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 13.1Light steelblue · ΔE 13.3Slate grey · ΔE 15.8Dark grey · ΔE 17Thistle · ΔE 18.1Silver · ΔE 20.3
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 13.08, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BEB799
Analogous#99B3BE, #A499BE
Triadic#BE99A0, #A0BE99
Split complementary#BEA599, #B3BE99
Tetradic#BE99B3, #BEB799, #99BEA5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F6F7FA
Lighter +20%#D7DAE6
Lighter +10%#B8BDD2
Darker −10%#7A83AA
Darker −20%#5E6893
Darker −30%#4A5274
Darker −40%#363C55
More saturated +25%#8493D3
Less saturated −25%#ACACAC

Channel breakdown

R153
G160
B190
Red153 (60%)
Green160 (62.7%)
Blue190 (74.5%)
Hue228.65°
Saturation (HSL)22.16%
Lightness67.25%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 99 · G A0 · B BE

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