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Recognised as Colour

#99D5F6

  • #99D5F6
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Sky blue

#99D5F6 is a blue with RGB values 153, 213, 246 and HSL 201°, 84%, 78%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#99D5F6#99D5F6
HEX#99D5F6
RGBrgb(153, 213, 246)
RGB (0–1)0.6, 0.8353, 0.9647
RGB percentages60%, 83.5%, 96.5%
HSLhsl(201.3, 83.8%, 78.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(201.3, 37.8%, 96.5%)
CMYK37.8%, 13.4%, 0%, 3.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,081,782
CSS custom property--colour: #99D5F6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.61015WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness201.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.2:1
Contrast with white1.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.2:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CBCBCB
Inverted#662A09

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C5D3F8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#B8C8F6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.8 from the original
Tritanopia#77DEDFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.59:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.2:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 5Light skyblue · ΔE 6.8Light blue · ΔE 10.9Light steelblue · ΔE 12.7Powder blue · ΔE 15Pale turquoise · ΔE 19.6
Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 5.01, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F6BA99
Analogous#99F6E8, #99A7F6
Triadic#F699D5, #D5F699
Split complementary#F699A7, #F6E899
Tetradic#E899F6, #F6BA99, #A7F699

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F7FCFE
Lighter +10%#C8E8FA
Darker −10%#6AC2F2
Darker −20%#3BAEEE
Darker −30%#1499E2
Darker −40%#1079B3
More saturated +25%#90D8FF
Less saturated −25%#A7D1E8

Channel breakdown

R153
G213
B246
Red153 (60%)
Green213 (83.5%)
Blue246 (96.5%)
Hue201.29°
Saturation (HSL)83.78%
Lightness78.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 99 · G D5 · B F6

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