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Recognised as Colour

#99A0EB

  • #99A0EB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#99A0EB is a blue with RGB values 153, 160, 235 and HSL 235°, 67%, 76%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#99A0EB#99A0EB
HEX#99A0EB
RGBrgb(153, 160, 235)
RGB (0–1)0.6, 0.6275, 0.9216
RGB percentages60%, 62.7%, 92.2%
HSLhsl(234.9, 67.2%, 76.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(234.9, 34.9%, 92.2%)
CMYK34.9%, 31.9%, 0%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,068,203
CSS custom property--colour: #99A0EB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37912WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness168.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.58:1
Contrast with white2.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.58:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A4A4A4
Inverted#665F14

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#89A9EEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#84A3E9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.8 from the original
Tritanopia#82AEBBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.45:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.58:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 13.6Plum · ΔE 24.7Steel blue · ΔE 25.4Dodgerblue · ΔE 26.8Medium purple · ΔE 27.9Light skyblue · ΔE 30.1
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 13.6, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EBE499
Analogous#99C9EB, #BB99EB
Triadic#EB99A0, #A0EB99
Split complementary#EBBB99, #C9EB99
Tetradic#EB99C9, #EBE499, #99EBBB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EEEFFC
Lighter +10%#C4C8F3
Darker −10%#6E78E3
Darker −20%#4451DA
Darker −30%#2734C4
Darker −40%#1E299A
More saturated +25%#8A93FA
Less saturated −25%#A8ADDC

Channel breakdown

R153
G160
B235
Red153 (60%)
Green160 (62.7%)
Blue235 (92.2%)
Hue234.88°
Saturation (HSL)67.21%
Lightness76.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 99 · G A0 · B EB

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