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Recognised as Colour

#96AAC8

  • #96AAC8
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#96AAC8 is a blue with RGB values 150, 170, 200 and HSL 216°, 31%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#96AAC8#96AAC8
HEX#96AAC8
RGBrgb(150, 170, 200)
RGB (0–1)0.5882, 0.6667, 0.7843
RGB percentages58.8%, 66.7%, 78.4%
HSLhsl(216, 31.2%, 68.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(216, 25%, 78.4%)
CMYK25%, 15%, 0%, 21.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,874,120
CSS custom property--colour: #96AAC8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39404WCAG 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 8.88:1
Contrast with white2.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.88:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A8A8A8
Inverted#695537

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A0ABC9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#9BA6C7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.7 from the original
Tritanopia#89B0B4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.36:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.88:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 9.8Light slate grey · ΔE 14.8Dark grey · ΔE 17.6Slate grey · ΔE 17.8Sky blue · ΔE 18.2Light skyblue · ΔE 18.6
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 9.76, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C8B496
Analogous#96C3C8, #9B96C8
Triadic#C896AA, #AAC896
Split complementary#C89B96, #C3C896
Tetradic#C896C3, #C8B496, #96C89B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FAFBFD
Lighter +20%#D9E0EB
Lighter +10%#B7C5DA
Darker −10%#758FB6
Darker −20%#5574A3
Darker −30%#445C81
Darker −40%#324460
More saturated +25%#82A6DC
Less saturated −25%#AAAEB4

Channel breakdown

R150
G170
B200
Red150 (58.8%)
Green170 (66.7%)
Blue200 (78.4%)
Hue216°
Saturation (HSL)31.25%
Lightness68.63%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 96 · G AA · B C8

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