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Colour

#99CDFE

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

#99CDFE is a blue with RGB values 153, 205, 254 and HSL 209°, 98%, 80%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#99CDFE#99CDFE
HEX#99CDFE
RGBrgb(153, 205, 254)
RGB (0–1)0.6, 0.8039, 0.9961
RGB percentages60%, 80.4%, 99.6%
HSLhsl(209.1, 98.1%, 79.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(209.1, 39.8%, 99.6%)
CMYK39.8%, 19.3%, 0%, 0.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,079,742
CSS custom property--colour: #99CDFE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.57591WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness197.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.52:1
Contrast with white1.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.52:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C5C5C5
Inverted#663201

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B9CEFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#ADC3FDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.7 from the original
Tritanopia#74D8DDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.68:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.52:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 6.1Sky blue · ΔE 12.9Light steelblue · ΔE 14.7Light blue · ΔE 19.2Deep skyblue · ΔE 20.1Powder blue · ΔE 23.9
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 6.11, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FECA99
Analogous#99FEFC, #999BFE
Triadic#FE99CD, #CDFE99
Split complementary#FE999B, #FEFC99
Tetradic#FC99FE, #FECA99, #9BFE99

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FEFFFF
Lighter +10%#CCE6FE
Darker −10%#66B4FE
Darker −20%#349BFD
Darker −30%#0283FC
Darker −40%#0268C9
More saturated +25%#98CDFF
Less saturated −25%#A6CDF1

Channel breakdown

R153
G205
B254
Red153 (60%)
Green205 (80.4%)
Blue254 (99.6%)
Hue209.11°
Saturation (HSL)98.06%
Lightness79.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 99 · G CD · B FE

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