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Recognised as Colour

#99CAFF

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

#99CAFF is a blue with RGB values 153, 202, 255 and HSL 211°, 100%, 80%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#99CAFF#99CAFF
HEX#99CAFF
RGBrgb(153, 202, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.6, 0.7922, 1
RGB percentages60%, 79.2%, 100%
HSLhsl(211.2, 100%, 80%)
HSV / HSBhsv(211.2, 40%, 100%)
CMYK40%, 20.8%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,078,975
CSS custom property--colour: #99CAFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.56233WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness195.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.25:1
Contrast with white1.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.25:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C3C3C3
Inverted#663500

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B6CBFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#A9C1FEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.1 from the original
Tritanopia#74D6DCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.71:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.25:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 8.3Sky blue · ΔE 15.4Light steelblue · ΔE 16Deep skyblue · ΔE 20Light blue · ΔE 21.5Lavender · ΔE 25.5
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 8.27, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFCE99
Analogous#99FDFF, #9B99FF
Triadic#FF99CA, #CAFF99
Split complementary#FF9B99, #FDFF99
Tetradic#FF99FD, #FFCE99, #99FF9B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#CCE4FF
Darker −10%#66AFFF
Darker −20%#3395FF
Darker −30%#007AFF
Darker −40%#0062CC
More saturated +25%#99CAFF
Less saturated −25%#A6CAF2

Channel breakdown

R153
G202
B255
Red153 (60%)
Green202 (79.2%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue211.18°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness80%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 99 · G CA · B FF

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