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Colour

#99C7FF

  • #99C7FF
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light skyblue

#99C7FF is a blue with RGB values 153, 199, 255 and HSL 213°, 100%, 80%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#99C7FF#99C7FF
HEX#99C7FF
RGBrgb(153, 199, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.6, 0.7804, 1
RGB percentages60%, 78%, 100%
HSLhsl(212.9, 100%, 80%)
HSV / HSBhsv(212.9, 40%, 100%)
CMYK40%, 22%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,078,207
CSS custom property--colour: #99C7FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.54839WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness194.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.97:1
Contrast with white1.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.97:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C1C1C1
Inverted#663800

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B2C9FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#A6BFFEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.8 from the original
Tritanopia#75D3DAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.75:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.97:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 10.2Light steelblue · ΔE 17.1Sky blue · ΔE 17.4Deep skyblue · ΔE 20.3Light blue · ΔE 23.4Cornflower blue · ΔE 26.3
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 10.23, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFD199
Analogous#99FAFF, #9E99FF
Triadic#FF99C7, #C7FF99
Split complementary#FF9E99, #FAFF99
Tetradic#FF99FA, #FFD199, #99FF9E

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%#66ABFF
Darker −20%#338FFF
Darker −30%#0073FF
Darker −40%#005CCC
More saturated +25%#99C7FF
Less saturated −25%#A6C8F2

Channel breakdown

R153
G199
B255
Red153 (60%)
Green199 (78%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue212.94°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness80%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 99 · G C7 · B FF

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