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Colour

#99C1FF

  • #99C1FF
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light skyblue

#99C1FF is a blue with RGB values 153, 193, 255 and HSL 216°, 100%, 80%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#99C1FF#99C1FF
HEX#99C1FF
RGBrgb(153, 193, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.6, 0.7569, 1
RGB percentages60%, 75.7%, 100%
HSLhsl(216.5, 100%, 80%)
HSV / HSBhsv(216.5, 40%, 100%)
CMYK40%, 24.3%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,076,671
CSS custom property--colour: #99C1FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.52132WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness190.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.43:1
Contrast with white1.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.43:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BDBDBD
Inverted#663E00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#ABC4FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#9FBBFEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.9 from the original
Tritanopia#76CED6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.84:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.43:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 14.4Light steelblue · ΔE 19.8Sky blue · ΔE 21.6Deep skyblue · ΔE 21.6Cornflower blue · ΔE 22.5Steel blue · ΔE 25.7
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 14.37, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFD799
Analogous#99F4FF, #A499FF
Triadic#FF99C1, #C1FF99
Split complementary#FFA499, #F4FF99
Tetradic#FF99F4, #FFD799, #99FFA4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#CCE0FF
Darker −10%#66A2FF
Darker −20%#3383FF
Darker −30%#0064FF
Darker −40%#0050CC
More saturated +25%#99C1FF
Less saturated −25%#A6C4F2

Channel breakdown

R153
G193
B255
Red153 (60%)
Green193 (75.7%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue216.47°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness80%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 99 · G C1 · B FF

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