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Colour

#99BDFF

  • #99BDFF
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light skyblue

#99BDFF is a blue with RGB values 153, 189, 255 and HSL 219°, 100%, 80%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#99BDFF#99BDFF
HEX#99BDFF
RGBrgb(153, 189, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.6, 0.7412, 1
RGB percentages60%, 74.1%, 100%
HSLhsl(218.8, 100%, 80%)
HSV / HSBhsv(218.8, 40%, 100%)
CMYK40%, 25.9%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,075,647
CSS custom property--colour: #99BDFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.50387WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness188.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.08:1
Contrast with white1.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.08:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BABABA
Inverted#664200

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A6C1FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#9BB8FEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.5 from the original
Tritanopia#76CBD4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.9:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.08:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 17.2Cornflower blue · ΔE 20Light steelblue · ΔE 21.9Deep skyblue · ΔE 22.9Sky blue · ΔE 24.4Steel blue · ΔE 25.5
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 17.2, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFDB99
Analogous#99F0FF, #A899FF
Triadic#FF99BD, #BDFF99
Split complementary#FFA899, #F0FF99
Tetradic#FF99F0, #FFDB99, #99FFA8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#CCDEFF
Darker −10%#669CFF
Darker −20%#337BFF
Darker −30%#005AFF
Darker −40%#0048CC
More saturated +25%#99BDFF
Less saturated −25%#A6C1F2

Channel breakdown

R153
G189
B255
Red153 (60%)
Green189 (74.1%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue218.82°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness80%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 99 · G BD · B FF

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