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Recognised as Colour

#96A4F8

  • #96A4F8
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#96A4F8 is a blue with RGB values 150, 164, 248 and HSL 231°, 87%, 78%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#96A4F8#96A4F8
HEX#96A4F8
RGBrgb(150, 164, 248)
RGB (0–1)0.5882, 0.6431, 0.9725
RGB percentages58.8%, 64.3%, 97.3%
HSLhsl(231.4, 87.5%, 78%)
HSV / HSBhsv(231.4, 39.5%, 97.3%)
CMYK39.5%, 33.9%, 0%, 2.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,872,632
CSS custom property--colour: #96A4F8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39812WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness171.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.96:1
Contrast with white2.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.96:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A7A7A7
Inverted#695B07

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#88ADFBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#80A6F6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.2 from the original
Tritanopia#78B5C3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.34:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.96:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 11.2Dodgerblue · ΔE 22.9Medium purple · ΔE 26.6Plum · ΔE 27.8Steel blue · ΔE 28.1Light skyblue · ΔE 31.9
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 11.21, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F8EA96
Analogous#96D5F8, #B996F8
Triadic#F896A4, #A4F896
Split complementary#F8B996, #D5F896
Tetradic#F896D5, #F8EA96, #96F8B9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F6F7FE
Lighter +10%#C6CDFB
Darker −10%#667BF5
Darker −20%#3651F2
Darker −30%#0F2EE6
Darker −40%#0C24B6
More saturated +25%#8F9FFF
Less saturated −25%#A4AEEA

Channel breakdown

R150
G164
B248
Red150 (58.8%)
Green164 (64.3%)
Blue248 (97.3%)
Hue231.43°
Saturation (HSL)87.5%
Lightness78.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 96 · G A4 · B F8

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