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Colour

#99A7BC

  • #99A7BC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#99A7BC is a blue with RGB values 153, 167, 188 and HSL 216°, 21%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#99A7BC#99A7BC
HEX#99A7BC
RGBrgb(153, 167, 188)
RGB (0–1)0.6, 0.6549, 0.7373
RGB percentages60%, 65.5%, 73.7%
HSLhsl(216, 20.7%, 66.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(216, 18.6%, 73.7%)
CMYK18.6%, 11.2%, 0%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,069,948
CSS custom property--colour: #99A7BC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38041WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness165.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.61:1
Contrast with white2.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.61:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A6A6A6
Inverted#665843

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A0A8BDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#9DA4BCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.1 from the original
Tritanopia#90ABAEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.44:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.61:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 10.8Light slate grey · ΔE 12.3Dark grey · ΔE 12.5Slate grey · ΔE 15.4Silver · ΔE 15.7Thistle · ΔE 18.5
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 10.8, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BCAE99
Analogous#99B9BC, #9D99BC
Triadic#BC99A7, #A7BC99
Split complementary#BC9D99, #B9BC99
Tetradic#BC99B9, #BCAE99, #99BC9D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F5F7F9
Lighter +20%#D7DCE4
Lighter +10%#B8C2D0
Darker −10%#7A8CA8
Darker −20%#5F7390
Darker −30%#4B5A71
Darker −40%#364253
More saturated +25%#84A3D1
Less saturated −25%#ABABAB

Channel breakdown

R153
G167
B188
Red153 (60%)
Green167 (65.5%)
Blue188 (73.7%)
Hue216°
Saturation (HSL)20.71%
Lightness66.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 99 · G A7 · B BC

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