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Recognised as Colour

#96A2EF

  • #96A2EF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#96A2EF is a blue with RGB values 150, 162, 239 and HSL 232°, 74%, 76%. 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

#96A2EF#96A2EF
HEX#96A2EF
RGBrgb(150, 162, 239)
RGB (0–1)0.5882, 0.6353, 0.9373
RGB percentages58.8%, 63.5%, 93.7%
HSLhsl(231.9, 73.6%, 76.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(231.9, 37.2%, 93.7%)
CMYK37.2%, 32.2%, 0%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,872,111
CSS custom property--colour: #96A2EF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38557WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness169.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.71:1
Contrast with white2.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.71:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A5A5A5
Inverted#695D10

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#89ABF2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#83A4EDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.6 from the original
Tritanopia#7CB1BEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.41:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.71:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 12.3Steel blue · ΔE 25.4Dodgerblue · ΔE 25.4Plum · ΔE 26.2Medium purple · ΔE 28.3Light skyblue · ΔE 29.7
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 12.33, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EFE396
Analogous#96CEEF, #B696EF
Triadic#EF96A2, #A2EF96
Split complementary#EFB696, #CEEF96
Tetradic#EF96CF, #EFE396, #96EFB6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EFF0FC
Lighter +10%#C2C9F6
Darker −10%#6A7BE8
Darker −20%#3D54E2
Darker −30%#1F37CD
Darker −40%#182BA1
More saturated +25%#8797FE
Less saturated −25%#A5ADE0

Channel breakdown

R150
G162
B239
Red150 (58.8%)
Green162 (63.5%)
Blue239 (93.7%)
Hue231.91°
Saturation (HSL)73.55%
Lightness76.27%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 96 · G A2 · B EF

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