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Recognised as Colour

#99EBFC

  • #99EBFC
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale turquoise

#99EBFC is a cyan with RGB values 153, 235, 252 and HSL 190°, 94%, 79%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale turquoise.

Colour values

#99EBFC#99EBFC
HEX#99EBFC
RGBrgb(153, 235, 252)
RGB (0–1)0.6, 0.9216, 0.9882
RGB percentages60%, 92.2%, 98.8%
HSLhsl(190.3, 94.3%, 79.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(190.3, 39.3%, 98.8%)
CMYK39.3%, 6.7%, 0%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,087,420
CSS custom property--colour: #99EBFC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.73217WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness216 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.64:1
Contrast with white1.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.64:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DBDBDB
Inverted#661403

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DDE5FDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#CDD9FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24 from the original
Tritanopia#70F2F0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.34:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.64:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale turquoise · ΔE 9.9Powder blue · ΔE 10.7Light blue · ΔE 11.9Sky blue · ΔE 12.2Light skyblue · ΔE 18.2Light cyan · ΔE 19.1
Nearest named CSS colourPale turquoise (#AFEEEE)ΔE 9.87, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FCAA99
Analogous#99FCDC, #99B9FC
Triadic#FC99EB, #EBFC99
Split complementary#FC99B9, #FCDC99
Tetradic#DC99FC, #FCAA99, #B9FC99

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FCFEFF
Lighter +10%#CBF5FD
Darker −10%#67E1FB
Darker −20%#36D8F9
Darker −30%#07CCF5
Darker −40%#06A3C3
More saturated +25%#96EDFF
Less saturated −25%#A6E2EF

Channel breakdown

R153
G235
B252
Red153 (60%)
Green235 (92.2%)
Blue252 (98.8%)
Hue190.3°
Saturation (HSL)94.29%
Lightness79.41%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 99 · G EB · B FC

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