Recognised as Colour

#99B6F6

#99B6F6
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Light skyblue

#99B6F6 is a blue with RGB values 153, 182, 246 and HSL 221°, 84%, 78%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#99B6F6#99B6F6

HEX#99B6F6

RGBrgb(153, 182, 246)

RGB (0–1)0.6, 0.7137, 0.9647

RGB percentages60%, 71.4%, 96.5%

HSLhsl(221.3, 83.8%, 78.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(221.3, 37.8%, 96.5%)

CMYK37.8%, 26%, 0%, 3.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,073,846

CSS custom property--colour: #99B6F6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.46882WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness182.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.38:1

Contrast with white2.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black10.38:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B4B4B4

Inverted#664909

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A0BBF9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#97B2F5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.3 from the original

Tritanopia#7BC3CCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.02:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text10.38:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 18.5 Cornflower blue · ΔE 19.2 Light steelblue · ΔE 21.3 Steel blue · ΔE 23.8 Deep skyblue · ΔE 24.5 Sky blue · ΔE 25.1

Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 18.46, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#F6D999

Analogous#99E5F6, #AA99F6

Triadic#F699B6, #B6F699

Split complementary#F6AA99, #E5F699

Tetradic#F699E5, #F6D999, #99F6AA

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F7F9FE

Lighter +10%#C8D8FA

Darker −10%#6A94F2

Darker −20%#3B73EE

Darker −30%#1454E2

Darker −40%#1043B3

More saturated +25%#90B3FF

Less saturated −25%#A7BBE8

Channel breakdown

R153

G182

B246

Red153 (60%)

Green182 (71.4%)

Blue246 (96.5%)

Hue221.29°

Saturation (HSL)83.78%

Lightness78.24%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 99 · G B6 · B F6

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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