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Colour

#99C6FF

  • #99C6FF
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light skyblue

#99C6FF is a blue with RGB values 153, 198, 255 and HSL 214°, 100%, 80%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#99C6FF#99C6FF
HEX#99C6FF
RGBrgb(153, 198, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.6, 0.7765, 1
RGB percentages60%, 77.6%, 100%
HSLhsl(213.5, 100%, 80%)
HSV / HSBhsv(213.5, 40%, 100%)
CMYK40%, 22.4%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,077,951
CSS custom property--colour: #99C6FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.5438WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness193.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.88:1
Contrast with white1.77:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.88:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C1C1C1
Inverted#663900

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B1C8FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#A5BEFEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.6 from the original
Tritanopia#75D3D9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.77:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.88:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 10.9Light steelblue · ΔE 17.5Sky blue · ΔE 18.1Deep skyblue · ΔE 20.5Light blue · ΔE 24Cornflower blue · ΔE 25.7
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 10.91, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFD299
Analogous#99F9FF, #9F99FF
Triadic#FF99C6, #C6FF99
Split complementary#FF9F99, #F9FF99
Tetradic#FF99F9, #FFD299, #99FF9F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#CCE3FF
Darker −10%#66AAFF
Darker −20%#338DFF
Darker −30%#0071FF
Darker −40%#005ACC
More saturated +25%#99C6FF
Less saturated −25%#A6C8F2

Channel breakdown

R153
G198
B255
Red153 (60%)
Green198 (77.6%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue213.53°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness80%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 99 · G C6 · B FF

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