Colour

#99A0CD

#99A0CD
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Light steelblue

#99A0CD is a blue with RGB values 153, 160, 205 and HSL 232°, 34%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#99A0CD#99A0CD

HEX#99A0CD

RGBrgb(153, 160, 205)

RGB (0–1)0.6, 0.6275, 0.8039

RGB percentages60%, 62.7%, 80.4%

HSLhsl(231.9, 34.2%, 70.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(231.9, 25.4%, 80.4%)

CMYK25.4%, 22%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,068,173

CSS custom property--colour: #99A0CD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36322WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness163.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.26:1

Contrast with white2.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.26:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A2A2A2

Inverted#665F32

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#93A4CFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#90A1CCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.5 from the original

Tritanopia#8CA8AFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.54:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.26:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 16.9 Light slate grey · ΔE 19.3 Steel blue · ΔE 20.2 Thistle · ΔE 20.6 Slate grey · ΔE 21.5 Light skyblue · ΔE 22.9

Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 16.92, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#CDC699

Analogous#99BACD, #AC99CD

Triadic#CD99A0, #A0CD99

Split complementary#CDAC99, #BACD99

Tetradic#CD99BA, #CDC699, #99CDAC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#DDE0EF

Lighter +10%#BBC0DE

Darker −10%#7780BC

Darker −20%#5560AB

Darker −30%#434D8A

Darker −40%#333A67

More saturated +25%#8692E0

Less saturated −25%#ACAEBA

Channel breakdown

R153

G160

B205

Red153 (60%)

Green160 (62.7%)

Blue205 (80.4%)

Hue231.92°

Saturation (HSL)34.21%

Lightness70.2%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 99 · G A0 · B CD

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