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Recognised as Colour

#96A0FD

  • #96A0FD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#96A0FD is a blue with RGB values 150, 160, 253 and HSL 234°, 96%, 79%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#96A0FD#96A0FD
HEX#96A0FD
RGBrgb(150, 160, 253)
RGB (0–1)0.5882, 0.6275, 0.9922
RGB percentages58.8%, 62.7%, 99.2%
HSLhsl(234.2, 96.3%, 79%)
HSV / HSBhsv(234.2, 40.7%, 99.2%)
CMYK40.7%, 36.8%, 0%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,871,613
CSS custom property--colour: #96A0FD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38717WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness170.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.74:1
Contrast with white2.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.74:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A5A5A5
Inverted#695F02

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#80ABFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#79A3FBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.2 from the original
Tritanopia#76B3C3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.4:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.74:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 11.9Dodgerblue · ΔE 20.5Medium purple · ΔE 22.5Royal blue · ΔE 28.3Plum · ΔE 29.2Slate blue · ΔE 30.6
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 11.9, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FDF396
Analogous#96D4FD, #C096FD
Triadic#FD96A0, #A0FD96
Split complementary#FDC096, #D4FD96
Tetradic#FD96D4, #FDF396, #96FDC0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FAFBFF
Lighter +10%#C8CDFE
Darker −10%#6473FC
Darker −20%#3245FB
Darker −30%#051CF5
Darker −40%#0416C3
More saturated +25%#949EFF
Less saturated −25%#A3ABF0

Channel breakdown

R150
G160
B253
Red150 (58.8%)
Green160 (62.7%)
Blue253 (99.2%)
Hue234.17°
Saturation (HSL)96.26%
Lightness79.02%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 96 · G A0 · B FD

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