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Colour

#99A2CC

  • #99A2CC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#99A2CC is a blue with RGB values 153, 162, 204 and HSL 229°, 33%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#99A2CC#99A2CC
HEX#99A2CC
RGBrgb(153, 162, 204)
RGB (0–1)0.6, 0.6353, 0.8
RGB percentages60%, 63.5%, 80%
HSLhsl(229.4, 33.3%, 70%)
HSV / HSBhsv(229.4, 25%, 80%)
CMYK25%, 20.6%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,068,684
CSS custom property--colour: #99A2CC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36973WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness164.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.39:1
Contrast with white2.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.39:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A3A3A3
Inverted#665D33

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#96A6CEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#93A2CBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.1 from the original
Tritanopia#8CAAB0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.5:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.39:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 15.2Light slate grey · ΔE 18.1Thistle · ΔE 19.8Steel blue · ΔE 20.4Slate grey · ΔE 20.4Light skyblue · ΔE 21.8
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 15.25, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CCC399
Analogous#99BBCC, #AA99CC
Triadic#CC99A2, #A2CC99
Split complementary#CCAA99, #BBCC99
Tetradic#CC99BB, #CCC399, #99CCAA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#DDE0EE
Lighter +10%#BBC1DD
Darker −10%#7783BB
Darker −20%#5564AA
Darker −30%#445088
Darker −40%#333C66
More saturated +25%#8696DF
Less saturated −25%#ACAEB9

Channel breakdown

R153
G162
B204
Red153 (60%)
Green162 (63.5%)
Blue204 (80%)
Hue229.41°
Saturation (HSL)33.33%
Lightness70%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 99 · G A2 · B CC

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