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Colour

#96A5D3

  • #96A5D3
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#96A5D3 is a blue with RGB values 150, 165, 211 and HSL 225°, 41%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#96A5D3#96A5D3
HEX#96A5D3
RGBrgb(150, 165, 211)
RGB (0–1)0.5882, 0.6471, 0.8275
RGB percentages58.8%, 64.7%, 82.7%
HSLhsl(225.2, 40.9%, 70.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(225.2, 28.9%, 82.7%)
CMYK28.9%, 21.8%, 0%, 17.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,872,851
CSS custom property--colour: #96A5D3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38097WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness166.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.62:1
Contrast with white2.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.62:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A5A5A5
Inverted#695A2C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#97A9D5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2 from the original
Deuteranopia#92A4D2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.1 from the original
Tritanopia#86AEB5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.44:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.62:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 15.7Steel blue · ΔE 19.5Light slate grey · ΔE 20Light skyblue · ΔE 20.1Thistle · ΔE 21.5Slate grey · ΔE 22.3
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 15.72, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D3C496
Analogous#96C3D3, #A696D3
Triadic#D396A5, #A5D396
Split complementary#D3A596, #C3D396
Tetradic#D396C3, #D3C496, #96D3A5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#DEE3F1
Lighter +10%#BAC4E2
Darker −10%#7286C4
Darker −20%#4E67B5
Darker −30%#3D5293
Darker −40%#2E3E6F
More saturated +25%#839CE6
Less saturated −25%#A9AEC0

Channel breakdown

R150
G165
B211
Red150 (58.8%)
Green165 (64.7%)
Blue211 (82.7%)
Hue225.25°
Saturation (HSL)40.94%
Lightness70.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 96 · G A5 · B D3

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