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Recognised as Colour

#0096EF

  • #0096EF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#0096EF is a blue with RGB values 0, 150, 239 and HSL 202°, 100%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#0096EF#0096EF
HEX#0096EF
RGBrgb(0, 150, 239)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.5882, 0.9373
RGB percentages0%, 58.8%, 93.7%
HSLhsl(202.3, 100%, 46.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(202.3, 100%, 93.7%)
CMYK100%, 37.2%, 0%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer38,639
CSS custom property--colour: #0096EF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28045WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness140.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.61:1
Contrast with white3.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.61:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7D7D7D
Inverted#FF6910

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6A9AF3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#4988EDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.8 from the original
Tritanopia#00ACB7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.18:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.61:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 11.2Dodgerblue · ΔE 14.4Steel blue · ΔE 23Deep skyblue · ΔE 23.9Royal blue · ΔE 31.7Light skyblue · ΔE 33.6
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 11.15, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EF5900
Analogous#00EFD1, #001EEF
Triadic#EF0096, #96EF00
Split complementary#EF001E, #EFD100
Tetradic#D100EF, #EF5900, #1EEF00

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BCE6FF
Lighter +30%#89D3FF
Lighter +20%#56C0FF
Lighter +10%#23ADFF
Darker −10%#0076BC
Darker −20%#005689
Darker −30%#003656
Darker −40%#001623
More saturated +25%#0096EF
Less saturated −25%#1E8ED1

Channel breakdown

R0
G150
B239
Red0 (0%)
Green150 (58.8%)
Blue239 (93.7%)
Hue202.34°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness46.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 96 · B EF

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