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Recognised as Colour

#96ADD6

  • #96ADD6
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#96ADD6 is a blue with RGB values 150, 173, 214 and HSL 218°, 44%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#96ADD6#96ADD6
HEX#96ADD6
RGBrgb(150, 173, 214)
RGB (0–1)0.5882, 0.6784, 0.8392
RGB percentages58.8%, 67.8%, 83.9%
HSLhsl(218.4, 43.8%, 71.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(218.4, 29.9%, 83.9%)
CMYK29.9%, 19.2%, 0%, 16.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,874,902
CSS custom property--colour: #96ADD6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41226WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness171.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.25:1
Contrast with white2.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.25:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ABABAB
Inverted#695229

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9FAFD8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#99A9D5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.1 from the original
Tritanopia#84B5BBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.27:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.25:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 11.8Light skyblue · ΔE 16.3Sky blue · ΔE 18.7Light slate grey · ΔE 19.3Steel blue · ΔE 20.7Thistle · ΔE 20.8
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 11.81, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D6BF96
Analogous#96CDD6, #9F96D6
Triadic#D696AD, #ADD696
Split complementary#D69F96, #CDD696
Tetradic#D696CD, #D6BF96, #96D69F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#DFE6F3
Lighter +10%#BBCAE4
Darker −10%#7190C8
Darker −20%#4D74B9
Darker −30%#3B5C98
Darker −40%#2D4673
More saturated +25%#84A8E8
Less saturated −25%#A8B2C4

Channel breakdown

R150
G173
B214
Red150 (58.8%)
Green173 (67.8%)
Blue214 (83.9%)
Hue218.44°
Saturation (HSL)43.84%
Lightness71.37%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 96 · G AD · B D6

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