Colour

#99ECFF

#99ECFF
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Pale turquoise

#99ECFF is a cyan with RGB values 153, 236, 255 and HSL 191°, 100%, 80%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale turquoise.

Colour values

#99ECFF#99ECFF

HEX#99ECFF

RGBrgb(153, 236, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.6, 0.9255, 1

RGB percentages60%, 92.5%, 100%

HSLhsl(191.2, 100%, 80%)

HSV / HSBhsv(191.2, 40%, 100%)

CMYK40%, 7.5%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,087,679

CSS custom property--colour: #99ECFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.73983WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness217 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.8:1

Contrast with white1.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black15.8:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#DCDCDC

Inverted#661300

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#DDE7FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#CDDAFFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.9 from the original

Tritanopia#6EF4F2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.33:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text15.8:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale turquoise · ΔE 10.8 Powder blue · ΔE 11.5 Sky blue · ΔE 12 Light blue · ΔE 12.3 Light skyblue · ΔE 17.5 Light cyan · ΔE 19.5

Nearest named CSS colourPale turquoise (#AFEEEE)ΔE 10.81, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#FFAC99

Analogous#99FFDF, #99B9FF

Triadic#FF99EC, #ECFF99

Split complementary#FF99B9, #FFDF99

Tetradic#DF99FF, #FFAC99, #B9FF99

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#CCF6FF

Darker −10%#66E3FF

Darker −20%#33D9FF

Darker −30%#00D0FF

Darker −40%#00A6CC

More saturated +25%#99ECFF

Less saturated −25%#A6E4F2

Channel breakdown

R153

G236

B255

Red153 (60%)

Green236 (92.5%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue191.18°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness80%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 99 · G EC · B FF

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