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Colour

#99B2EB

  • #99B2EB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light skyblue

#99B2EB is a blue with RGB values 153, 178, 235 and HSL 222°, 67%, 76%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#99B2EB#99B2EB
HEX#99B2EB
RGBrgb(153, 178, 235)
RGB (0–1)0.6, 0.698, 0.9216
RGB percentages60%, 69.8%, 92.2%
HSLhsl(221.7, 67.2%, 76.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(221.7, 34.9%, 92.2%)
CMYK34.9%, 24.3%, 0%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,072,811
CSS custom property--colour: #99B2EB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.44611WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness178.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.92:1
Contrast with white2.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.92:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B1B1B1
Inverted#664D14

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9FB6EEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#97AFEAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.6 from the original
Tritanopia#80BEC6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.12:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.92:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 17.5Light steelblue · ΔE 18.1Cornflower blue · ΔE 21.5Steel blue · ΔE 22.1Sky blue · ΔE 23.1Thistle · ΔE 24.7
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 17.46, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EBD299
Analogous#99DBEB, #A999EB
Triadic#EB99B2, #B2EB99
Split complementary#EBA999, #DBEB99
Tetradic#EB99DB, #EBD299, #99EBA9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EEF2FC
Lighter +10%#C4D2F3
Darker −10%#6E92E3
Darker −20%#4472DA
Darker −30%#2757C4
Darker −40%#1E449A
More saturated +25%#8AACFA
Less saturated −25%#A8B8DC

Channel breakdown

R153
G178
B235
Red153 (60%)
Green178 (69.8%)
Blue235 (92.2%)
Hue221.71°
Saturation (HSL)67.21%
Lightness76.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 99 · G B2 · B EB

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