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Colour

#9D99CC

  • #9D99CC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#9D99CC is a blue with RGB values 157, 153, 204 and HSL 245°, 33%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#9D99CC#9D99CC
HEX#9D99CC
RGBrgb(157, 153, 204)
RGB (0–1)0.6157, 0.6, 0.8
RGB percentages61.6%, 60%, 80%
HSLhsl(244.7, 33.3%, 70%)
HSV / HSBhsv(244.7, 25%, 80%)
CMYK23%, 25%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,328,524
CSS custom property--colour: #9D99CC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3431WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness160.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.86:1
Contrast with white2.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.86:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9E9E9E
Inverted#626633

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8C9FCEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8 from the original
Deuteranopia#8C9DCBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.6 from the original
Tritanopia#93A2ABno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.67:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.86:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 21.7Steel blue · ΔE 21.8Plum · ΔE 22Thistle · ΔE 22.1Light slate grey · ΔE 22.6Cornflower blue · ΔE 24.1
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 21.68, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C8CC99
Analogous#99AECC, #B799CC
Triadic#CC9D99, #99CC9D
Split complementary#CCB799, #AECC99
Tetradic#CC99AE, #C8CC99, #99CCB7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#DEDDEE
Lighter +10%#BEBBDD
Darker −10%#7C77BB
Darker −20%#5C55AA
Darker −30%#494488
Darker −40%#373366
More saturated +25%#8D86DF
Less saturated −25%#ADACB9

Channel breakdown

R157
G153
B204
Red157 (61.6%)
Green153 (60%)
Blue204 (80%)
Hue244.71°
Saturation (HSL)33.33%
Lightness70%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9D · G 99 · B CC

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