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Recognised as Colour

#96A4FD

  • #96A4FD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#96A4FD is a blue with RGB values 150, 164, 253 and HSL 232°, 96%, 79%. 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

#96A4FD#96A4FD
HEX#96A4FD
RGBrgb(150, 164, 253)
RGB (0–1)0.5882, 0.6431, 0.9922
RGB percentages58.8%, 64.3%, 99.2%
HSLhsl(231.8, 96.3%, 79%)
HSV / HSBhsv(231.8, 40.7%, 99.2%)
CMYK40.7%, 35.2%, 0%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,872,637
CSS custom property--colour: #96A4FD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40127WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness172.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.03:1
Contrast with white2.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.03:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A7A7A7
Inverted#695B02

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#85AEFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#7EA6FBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.5 from the original
Tritanopia#75B6C5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.33:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.03:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 11.2Dodgerblue · ΔE 21.4Medium purple · ΔE 25.1Plum · ΔE 28.8Steel blue · ΔE 30.2Royal blue · ΔE 30.7
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 11.2, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FDEF96
Analogous#96D7FD, #BC96FD
Triadic#FD96A4, #A4FD96
Split complementary#FDBC96, #D8FD96
Tetradic#FD96D7, #FDEF96, #96FDBC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FAFBFF
Lighter +10%#C8CFFE
Darker −10%#6479FC
Darker −20%#324DFB
Darker −30%#0525F5
Darker −40%#041EC3
More saturated +25%#94A3FF
Less saturated −25%#A3AEF0

Channel breakdown

R150
G164
B253
Red150 (58.8%)
Green164 (64.3%)
Blue253 (99.2%)
Hue231.84°
Saturation (HSL)96.26%
Lightness79.02%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 96 · G A4 · B FD

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