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Recognised as Colour

#99B3CA

  • #99B3CA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#99B3CA is a blue with RGB values 153, 179, 202 and HSL 208°, 32%, 70%. 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

#99B3CA#99B3CA
HEX#99B3CA
RGBrgb(153, 179, 202)
RGB (0–1)0.6, 0.702, 0.7922
RGB percentages60%, 70.2%, 79.2%
HSLhsl(208.2, 31.6%, 69.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(208.2, 24.3%, 79.2%)
CMYK24.3%, 11.4%, 0%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,073,034
CSS custom property--colour: #99B3CA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43277WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness174.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.66:1
Contrast with white2.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.66:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AFAFAF
Inverted#664C35

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#AAB3CBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#A4ADCAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.9 from the original
Tritanopia#8BB8BAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.17:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.66:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 7.2Light blue · ΔE 14.4Sky blue · ΔE 14.9Dark grey · ΔE 15.3Silver · ΔE 16.2Light slate grey · ΔE 16.3
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 7.18, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CAB099
Analogous#99CAC8, #999BCA
Triadic#CA99B3, #B3CA99
Split complementary#CA999B, #CAC899
Tetradic#C899CA, #CAB099, #9BCA99

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FEFEFE
Lighter +20%#DCE5ED
Lighter +10%#BBCCDB
Darker −10%#779AB9
Darker −20%#5781A6
Darker −30%#456785
Darker −40%#344D63
More saturated +25%#86B4DD
Less saturated −25%#ACB2B7

Channel breakdown

R153
G179
B202
Red153 (60%)
Green179 (70.2%)
Blue202 (79.2%)
Hue208.16°
Saturation (HSL)31.61%
Lightness69.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 99 · G B3 · B CA

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