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Colour

#99ABFF

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

#99ABFF is a blue with RGB values 153, 171, 255 and HSL 229°, 100%, 80%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#99ABFF#99ABFF
HEX#99ABFF
RGBrgb(153, 171, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.6, 0.6706, 1
RGB percentages60%, 67.1%, 100%
HSLhsl(229.4, 100%, 80%)
HSV / HSBhsv(229.4, 40%, 100%)
CMYK40%, 32.9%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,071,039
CSS custom property--colour: #99ABFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43118WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness177.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.62:1
Contrast with white2.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.62:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ADADAD
Inverted#665400

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8EB4FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#86ACFDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.9 from the original
Tritanopia#79BCC9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.18:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.62:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 12.2Dodgerblue · ΔE 23.6Plum · ΔE 28.5Steel blue · ΔE 28.8Medium purple · ΔE 28.9Light skyblue · ΔE 30.3
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 12.21, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFED99
Analogous#99DEFF, #BA99FF
Triadic#FF99AB, #ABFF99
Split complementary#FFBA99, #DEFF99
Tetradic#FF99DE, #FFED99, #99FFBA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#CCD5FF
Darker −10%#6681FF
Darker −20%#3357FF
Darker −30%#002DFF
Darker −40%#0024CC
More saturated +25%#99ABFF
Less saturated −25%#A6B3F2

Channel breakdown

R153
G171
B255
Red153 (60%)
Green171 (67.1%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue229.41°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness80%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 99 · G AB · B FF

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