Colour

#96A0BA

#96A0BA
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Light slate grey

#96A0BA is a blue with RGB values 150, 160, 186 and HSL 223°, 21%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#96A0BA#96A0BA

HEX#96A0BA

RGBrgb(150, 160, 186)

RGB (0–1)0.5882, 0.6275, 0.7294

RGB percentages58.8%, 62.7%, 72.9%

HSLhsl(223.3, 20.7%, 65.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(223.3, 19.4%, 72.9%)

CMYK19.4%, 14%, 0%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,871,546

CSS custom property--colour: #96A0BA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35171WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness160.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.03:1

Contrast with white2.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.03:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A0A0A0

Inverted#695F45

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#98A2BBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#959FB9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original

Tritanopia#8DA5A8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.61:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.03:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 11.4 Light steelblue · ΔE 13 Slate grey · ΔE 14.3 Dark grey · ΔE 15.1 Thistle · ΔE 18.9 Silver · ΔE 18.9

Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 11.39, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#BAB096

Analogous#96B2BA, #9E96BA

Triadic#BA96A0, #A0BA96

Split complementary#BA9E96, #B2BA96

Tetradic#BA96B2, #BAB096, #96BA9E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F2F4F7

Lighter +20%#D4D8E2

Lighter +10%#B5BCCE

Darker −10%#7784A6

Darker −20%#5D6A8D

Darker −30%#49536E

Darker −40%#343C50

More saturated +25%#8096D0

Less saturated −25%#A8A8A8

Channel breakdown

R150

G160

B186

Red150 (58.8%)

Green160 (62.7%)

Blue186 (72.9%)

Hue223.33°

Saturation (HSL)20.69%

Lightness65.88%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 96 · G A0 · B BA

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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