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Recognised as Colour

#96A0CA

  • #96A0CA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#96A0CA is a blue with RGB values 150, 160, 202 and HSL 228°, 33%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#96A0CA#96A0CA
HEX#96A0CA
RGBrgb(150, 160, 202)
RGB (0–1)0.5882, 0.6275, 0.7922
RGB percentages58.8%, 62.7%, 79.2%
HSLhsl(228.5, 32.9%, 69%)
HSV / HSBhsv(228.5, 25.7%, 79.2%)
CMYK25.7%, 20.8%, 0%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,871,562
CSS custom property--colour: #96A0CA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3589WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness162.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.18:1
Contrast with white2.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.18:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A1A1A1
Inverted#695F35

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#94A4CCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#90A0C9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.1 from the original
Tritanopia#89A8AEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.57:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.18:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 15.8Light slate grey · ΔE 17.6Steel blue · ΔE 19.6Slate grey · ΔE 19.9Thistle · ΔE 20.5Light skyblue · ΔE 22.1
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 15.81, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CAC096
Analogous#96BACA, #A696CA
Triadic#CA96A0, #A0CA96
Split complementary#CAA696, #BACA96
Tetradic#CA96BA, #CAC096, #96CAA6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FCFCFD
Lighter +20%#DADDEC
Lighter +10%#B8BFDB
Darker −10%#7481B9
Darker −20%#5464A6
Darker −30%#434F84
Darker −40%#323B62
More saturated +25%#8294DE
Less saturated −25%#AAACB6

Channel breakdown

R150
G160
B202
Red150 (58.8%)
Green160 (62.7%)
Blue202 (79.2%)
Hue228.46°
Saturation (HSL)32.91%
Lightness69.02%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 96 · G A0 · B CA

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