Colour

#96A7D5

#96A7D5
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Light steelblue

#96A7D5 is a blue with RGB values 150, 167, 213 and HSL 224°, 43%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#96A7D5#96A7D5

HEX#96A7D5

RGBrgb(150, 167, 213)

RGB (0–1)0.5882, 0.6549, 0.8353

RGB percentages58.8%, 65.5%, 83.5%

HSLhsl(223.8, 42.9%, 71.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(223.8, 29.6%, 83.5%)

CMYK29.6%, 21.6%, 0%, 16.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,873,365

CSS custom property--colour: #96A7D5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38926WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness168.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.79:1

Contrast with white2.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.79:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A7A7A7

Inverted#69582A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#99ABD7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#93A5D4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1 from the original

Tritanopia#85B0B7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.39:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.79:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 15.2 Light skyblue · ΔE 19.2 Steel blue · ΔE 19.6 Light slate grey · ΔE 20.3 Thistle · ΔE 21.5 Sky blue · ΔE 22.4

Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 15.19, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#D5C496

Analogous#96C6D5, #A596D5

Triadic#D596A7, #A7D596

Split complementary#D5A596, #C6D596

Tetradic#D596C6, #D5C496, #96D5A5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#DFE4F2

Lighter +10%#BAC6E4

Darker −10%#7288C6

Darker −20%#4D6AB8

Darker −30%#3C5496

Darker −40%#2D4072

More saturated +25%#849FE7

Less saturated −25%#A8AFC3

Channel breakdown

R150

G167

B213

Red150 (58.8%)

Green167 (65.5%)

Blue213 (83.5%)

Hue223.81°

Saturation (HSL)42.86%

Lightness71.18%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 96 · G A7 · B D5

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Colour values

Brightness & contrast

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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