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Colour

#99CBFD

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

#99CBFD is a blue with RGB values 153, 203, 253 and HSL 210°, 96%, 80%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#99CBFD#99CBFD
HEX#99CBFD
RGBrgb(153, 203, 253)
RGB (0–1)0.6, 0.7961, 0.9922
RGB percentages60%, 79.6%, 99.2%
HSLhsl(210, 96.2%, 79.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(210, 39.5%, 99.2%)
CMYK39.5%, 19.8%, 0%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,079,229
CSS custom property--colour: #99CBFD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.56576WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness196.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.32:1
Contrast with white1.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.32:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C4C4C4
Inverted#663402

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B7CCFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#ABC2FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.6 from the original
Tritanopia#75D6DCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.1 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 text12.32:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 6.9Sky blue · ΔE 13.7Light steelblue · ΔE 14.8Light blue · ΔE 19.8Deep skyblue · ΔE 20.1Lavender · ΔE 24.5
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 6.91, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FDCB99
Analogous#99FDFD, #9999FD
Triadic#FD99CB, #CBFD99
Split complementary#FD9999, #FDFD99
Tetradic#FD99FD, #FDCB99, #99FD99

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FDFEFF
Lighter +10%#CBE5FE
Darker −10%#67B2FC
Darker −20%#3598FB
Darker −30%#057FF8
Darker −40%#0465C6
More saturated +25%#97CBFF
Less saturated −25%#A6CBF0

Channel breakdown

R153
G203
B253
Red153 (60%)
Green203 (79.6%)
Blue253 (99.2%)
Hue210°
Saturation (HSL)96.15%
Lightness79.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 99 · G CB · B FD

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