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Colour

#99A0FF

  • #99A0FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#99A0FF is a blue with RGB values 153, 160, 255 and HSL 236°, 100%, 80%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#99A0FF#99A0FF
HEX#99A0FF
RGBrgb(153, 160, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.6, 0.6275, 1
RGB percentages60%, 62.7%, 100%
HSLhsl(235.9, 100%, 80%)
HSV / HSBhsv(235.9, 40%, 100%)
CMYK40%, 37.3%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,068,223
CSS custom property--colour: #99A0FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39134WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness171.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.83:1
Contrast with white2.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.83:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A5A5A5
Inverted#665F00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7FACFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#79A4FDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.5 from the original
Tritanopia#7AB3C3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.38:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.83:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 13.1Dodgerblue · ΔE 20.8Medium purple · ΔE 21.6Royal blue · ΔE 27.8Plum · ΔE 29.1Slate blue · ΔE 29.9
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 13.07, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFF899
Analogous#99D3FF, #C599FF
Triadic#FF99A0, #A0FF99
Split complementary#FFC599, #D3FF99
Tetradic#FF99D3, #FFF899, #99FFC5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#CCD0FF
Darker −10%#6671FF
Darker −20%#3341FF
Darker −30%#0012FF
Darker −40%#000ECC
More saturated +25%#99A0FF
Less saturated −25%#A6ABF2

Channel breakdown

R153
G160
B255
Red153 (60%)
Green160 (62.7%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue235.88°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness80%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 99 · G A0 · B FF

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