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Colour

#99C3FF

  • #99C3FF
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light skyblue

#99C3FF is a blue with RGB values 153, 195, 255 and HSL 215°, 100%, 80%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#99C3FF#99C3FF
HEX#99C3FF
RGBrgb(153, 195, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.6, 0.7647, 1
RGB percentages60%, 76.5%, 100%
HSLhsl(215.3, 100%, 80%)
HSV / HSBhsv(215.3, 40%, 100%)
CMYK40%, 23.5%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,077,183
CSS custom property--colour: #99C3FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.53023WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness191.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.6:1
Contrast with white1.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.6:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BEBEBE
Inverted#663C00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#ADC6FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#A1BCFEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6 from the original
Tritanopia#75D0D7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.81:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.6:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 13Light steelblue · ΔE 18.8Sky blue · ΔE 20.2Deep skyblue · ΔE 21.1Cornflower blue · ΔE 23.7Steel blue · ΔE 25.9
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 12.97, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFD599
Analogous#99F6FF, #A299FF
Triadic#FF99C3, #C3FF99
Split complementary#FFA299, #F6FF99
Tetradic#FF99F6, #FFD599, #99FFA2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#CCE1FF
Darker −10%#66A5FF
Darker −20%#3387FF
Darker −30%#0069FF
Darker −40%#0054CC
More saturated +25%#99C3FF
Less saturated −25%#A6C5F2

Channel breakdown

R153
G195
B255
Red153 (60%)
Green195 (76.5%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue215.29°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness80%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 99 · G C3 · B FF

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