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Colour

#99E5FF

  • #99E5FF
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Sky blue

#99E5FF is a cyan with RGB values 153, 229, 255 and HSL 195°, 100%, 80%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#99E5FF#99E5FF
HEX#99E5FF
RGBrgb(153, 229, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.6, 0.898, 1
RGB percentages60%, 89.8%, 100%
HSLhsl(195.3, 100%, 80%)
HSV / HSBhsv(195.3, 40%, 100%)
CMYK40%, 10.2%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,085,887
CSS custom property--colour: #99E5FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.70031WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness212.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.01:1
Contrast with white1.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.01:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D7D7D7
Inverted#661A00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D5E1FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#C6D5FFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.9 from the original
Tritanopia#70EEEDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.4:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.01:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 8.2Light blue · ΔE 11Powder blue · ΔE 12.4Light skyblue · ΔE 12.8Pale turquoise · ΔE 14.2Light steelblue · ΔE 18.5
Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 8.2, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFB399
Analogous#99FFE6, #99B2FF
Triadic#FF99E5, #E5FF99
Split complementary#FF99B2, #FFE699
Tetradic#E699FF, #FFB399, #B2FF99

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#CCF2FF
Darker −10%#66D8FF
Darker −20%#33CBFF
Darker −30%#00BEFF
Darker −40%#0098CC
More saturated +25%#99E5FF
Less saturated −25%#A6DFF2

Channel breakdown

R153
G229
B255
Red153 (60%)
Green229 (89.8%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue195.29°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness80%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 99 · G E5 · B FF

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