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Colour

#99BBCC

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

#99BBCC is a blue with RGB values 153, 187, 204 and HSL 200°, 33%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#99BBCC#99BBCC
HEX#99BBCC
HEX (short)#9BC
RGBrgb(153, 187, 204)
RGB (0–1)0.6, 0.7333, 0.8
RGB percentages60%, 73.3%, 80%
HSLhsl(200, 33.3%, 70%)
HSV / HSBhsv(200, 25%, 80%)
CMYK25%, 8.3%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,075,084
CSS custom property--colour: #99BBCC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.46673WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness179.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.33:1
Contrast with white2.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.33:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B5B5B5
Inverted#664433

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B2B9CDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#ABB3CCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.1 from the original
Tritanopia#8AC0C0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.03:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.33:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 8.3Light blue · ΔE 10.4Sky blue · ΔE 12.6Powder blue · ΔE 14.4Silver · ΔE 15Dark grey · ΔE 15.2
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 8.26, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CCAA99
Analogous#99CCC4, #99A2CC
Triadic#CC99BB, #BBCC99
Split complementary#CC99A2, #CCC499
Tetradic#C399CC, #CCAA99, #A2CC99

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#DDE8EE
Lighter +10%#BBD2DD
Darker −10%#77A4BB
Darker −20%#558EAA
Darker −30%#447188
Darker −40%#335566
More saturated +25%#86C1DF
Less saturated −25%#ACB5B9

Channel breakdown

R153
G187
B204
Red153 (60%)
Green187 (73.3%)
Blue204 (80%)
Hue200°
Saturation (HSL)33.33%
Lightness70%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 99 · G BB · B CC

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