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Colour

#96ACB9

  • #96ACB9
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark grey

#96ACB9 is a blue with RGB values 150, 172, 185 and HSL 202°, 20%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.

Colour values

#96ACB9#96ACB9
HEX#96ACB9
RGBrgb(150, 172, 185)
RGB (0–1)0.5882, 0.6745, 0.7255
RGB percentages58.8%, 67.5%, 72.5%
HSLhsl(202.3, 20%, 65.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(202.3, 18.9%, 72.5%)
CMYK18.9%, 7%, 0%, 27.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,874,617
CSS custom property--colour: #96ACB9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39492WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness167.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.9:1
Contrast with white2.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.9:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A8A8A8
Inverted#695346

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A6ABBAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#A1A7B9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.4 from the original
Tritanopia#8DB0B0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.8 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 text8.9:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark grey · ΔE 10.4Light steelblue · ΔE 11.6Silver · ΔE 13.5Light slate grey · ΔE 13.6Light blue · ΔE 16.1Slate grey · ΔE 16.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark grey (#A9A9A9)ΔE 10.38, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B9A396
Analogous#96B9B4, #969BB9
Triadic#B996AC, #ACB996
Split complementary#B9969B, #B9B496
Tetradic#B496B9, #B9A396, #9BB996

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F2F5F6
Lighter +20%#D3DCE2
Lighter +10%#B5C4CD
Darker −10%#7794A5
Darker −20%#5D7A8C
Darker −30%#49606D
Darker −40%#34454F
More saturated +25%#80B2CF
Less saturated −25%#A8A8A8

Channel breakdown

R150
G172
B185
Red150 (58.8%)
Green172 (67.5%)
Blue185 (72.5%)
Hue202.29°
Saturation (HSL)20%
Lightness65.69%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 96 · G AC · B B9

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