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Colour

#99D7FF

  • #99D7FF
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light skyblue

#99D7FF is a blue with RGB values 153, 215, 255 and HSL 204°, 100%, 80%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#99D7FF#99D7FF
HEX#99D7FF
RGBrgb(153, 215, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.6, 0.8431, 1
RGB percentages60%, 84.3%, 100%
HSLhsl(203.5, 100%, 80%)
HSV / HSBhsv(203.5, 40%, 100%)
CMYK40%, 15.7%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,082,303
CSS custom property--colour: #99D7FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.62593WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness203.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.52:1
Contrast with white1.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.52:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CDCDCD
Inverted#662800

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C5D6FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#B7CAFEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15 from the original
Tritanopia#72E1E4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.55:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.52:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 4.6Sky blue · ΔE 7.8Light blue · ΔE 14.3Light steelblue · ΔE 14.4Powder blue · ΔE 18.5Deep skyblue · ΔE 21.4
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 4.58, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFC199
Analogous#99FFF4, #99A4FF
Triadic#FF99D7, #D7FF99
Split complementary#FF99A4, #FFF499
Tetradic#F499FF, #FFC199, #A4FF99

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#CCEBFF
Darker −10%#66C3FF
Darker −20%#33AFFF
Darker −30%#009BFF
Darker −40%#007CCC
More saturated +25%#99D7FF
Less saturated −25%#A6D4F2

Channel breakdown

R153
G215
B255
Red153 (60%)
Green215 (84.3%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue203.53°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness80%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 99 · G D7 · B FF

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