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Colour

#96ACE2

  • #96ACE2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#96ACE2 is a blue with RGB values 150, 172, 226 and HSL 223°, 57%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#96ACE2#96ACE2
HEX#96ACE2
RGBrgb(150, 172, 226)
RGB (0–1)0.5882, 0.6745, 0.8863
RGB percentages58.8%, 67.5%, 88.6%
HSLhsl(222.6, 56.7%, 73.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(222.6, 33.6%, 88.6%)
CMYK33.6%, 23.9%, 0%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,874,658
CSS custom property--colour: #96ACE2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.4148WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness173 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.3:1
Contrast with white2.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.3:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ABABAB
Inverted#69531D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9AB0E4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#93A9E1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.6 from the original
Tritanopia#80B7BEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.26:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.3:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 17.6Light skyblue · ΔE 18.4Steel blue · ΔE 20.4Cornflower blue · ΔE 21.9Sky blue · ΔE 23.3Thistle · ΔE 24
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 17.64, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E2CC96
Analogous#96D2E2, #A696E2
Triadic#E296AC, #ACE296
Split complementary#E2A696, #D2E296
Tetradic#E296D2, #E2CC96, #96E2A6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E6EBF8
Lighter +10%#BECCED
Darker −10%#6E8CD7
Darker −20%#466DCC
Darker −30%#3055AF
Darker −40%#254187
More saturated +25%#85A5F3
Less saturated −25%#A7B3D1

Channel breakdown

R150
G172
B226
Red150 (58.8%)
Green172 (67.5%)
Blue226 (88.6%)
Hue222.63°
Saturation (HSL)56.72%
Lightness73.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 96 · G AC · B E2

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