Colour

#99B0E8

#99B0E8
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Light steelblue

#99B0E8 is a blue with RGB values 153, 176, 232 and HSL 223°, 63%, 75%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#99B0E8#99B0E8

HEX#99B0E8

RGBrgb(153, 176, 232)

RGB (0–1)0.6, 0.6902, 0.9098

RGB percentages60%, 69%, 91%

HSLhsl(222.5, 63.2%, 75.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(222.5, 34.1%, 91%)

CMYK34.1%, 24.1%, 0%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,072,296

CSS custom property--colour: #99B0E8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43649WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness177 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.73:1

Contrast with white2.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.73:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#AFAFAF

Inverted#664F17

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#9EB4EBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#96ADE7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.6 from the original

Tritanopia#82BBC3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.16:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.73:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 17.9 Light skyblue · ΔE 17.9 Cornflower blue · ΔE 21.6 Steel blue · ΔE 21.7 Sky blue · ΔE 23.3 Thistle · ΔE 24.2

Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 17.92, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#E8D199

Analogous#99D8E8, #A999E8

Triadic#E899B0, #B0E899

Split complementary#E8AA99, #D8E899

Tetradic#E899D8, #E8D199, #99E8A9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#ECF0FB

Lighter +10%#C3D0F1

Darker −10%#6F90DF

Darker −20%#4670D5

Darker −30%#2B55BD

Darker −40%#214394

More saturated +25%#89A9F8

Less saturated −25%#A9B7D8

Channel breakdown

R153

G176

B232

Red153 (60%)

Green176 (69%)

Blue232 (91%)

Hue222.53°

Saturation (HSL)63.2%

Lightness75.49%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 99 · G B0 · B E8

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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