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Colour

#99A4E2

  • #99A4E2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#99A4E2 is a blue with RGB values 153, 164, 226 and HSL 231°, 56%, 74%. 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

#99A4E2#99A4E2
HEX#99A4E2
RGBrgb(153, 164, 226)
RGB (0–1)0.6, 0.6431, 0.8863
RGB percentages60%, 64.3%, 88.6%
HSLhsl(231, 55.7%, 74.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(231, 32.3%, 88.6%)
CMYK32.3%, 27.4%, 0%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,069,218
CSS custom property--colour: #99A4E2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38814WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness169.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.76:1
Contrast with white2.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.76:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A6A6A6
Inverted#665B1D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#91AAE5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#8CA5E0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.7 from the original
Tritanopia#85B0BAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.4:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.76:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 18.1Steel blue · ΔE 21.7Light steelblue · ΔE 23.1Light skyblue · ΔE 24.3Plum · ΔE 25Thistle · ΔE 26.1
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 18.08, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E2D799
Analogous#99C9E2, #B399E2
Triadic#E299A4, #A4E299
Split complementary#E2B399, #C8E299
Tetradic#E299C8, #E2D799, #99E2B3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E8EBF9
Lighter +10%#C1C7ED
Darker −10%#7181D7
Darker −20%#4A5DCB
Darker −30%#3245B0
Darker −40%#273588
More saturated +25%#8999F2
Less saturated −25%#A9AFD2

Channel breakdown

R153
G164
B226
Red153 (60%)
Green164 (64.3%)
Blue226 (88.6%)
Hue230.96°
Saturation (HSL)55.73%
Lightness74.31%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 99 · G A4 · B E2

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