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Colour

#99BFCA

  • #99BFCA
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light blue

#99BFCA is a cyan with RGB values 153, 191, 202 and HSL 193°, 32%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light blue.

Colour values

#99BFCA#99BFCA
HEX#99BFCA
RGBrgb(153, 191, 202)
RGB (0–1)0.6, 0.749, 0.7922
RGB percentages60%, 74.9%, 79.2%
HSLhsl(193.5, 31.6%, 69.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(193.5, 24.3%, 79.2%)
CMYK24.3%, 5.4%, 0%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,076,106
CSS custom property--colour: #99BFCA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.48298WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness181.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.66:1
Contrast with white1.97:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.66:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B8B8B8
Inverted#664035

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B7BCCBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#AFB6CAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.9 from the original
Tritanopia#8AC3C2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.97:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.66:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light blue · ΔE 9Light steelblue · ΔE 11Powder blue · ΔE 11.9Sky blue · ΔE 13.2Silver · ΔE 14.3Dark grey · ΔE 15.2
Nearest named CSS colourLight blue (#ADD8E6)ΔE 9.01, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CAA499
Analogous#99CABD, #99A7CA
Triadic#CA99BF, #BFCA99
Split complementary#CA99A6, #CABD99
Tetradic#BD99CA, #CAA499, #A7CA99

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FEFEFE
Lighter +20%#DCE9ED
Lighter +10%#BBD4DB
Darker −10%#77AAB9
Darker −20%#5795A6
Darker −30%#457785
Darker −40%#345963
More saturated +25%#86CADD
Less saturated −25%#ACB4B7

Channel breakdown

R153
G191
B202
Red153 (60%)
Green191 (74.9%)
Blue202 (79.2%)
Hue193.47°
Saturation (HSL)31.61%
Lightness69.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 99 · G BF · B CA

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