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Colour

#96ADE9

  • #96ADE9
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#96ADE9 is a blue with RGB values 150, 173, 233 and HSL 223°, 65%, 75%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#96ADE9#96ADE9
HEX#96ADE9
RGBrgb(150, 173, 233)
RGB (0–1)0.5882, 0.6784, 0.9137
RGB percentages58.8%, 67.8%, 91.4%
HSLhsl(223.4, 65.4%, 75.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(223.4, 35.6%, 91.4%)
CMYK35.6%, 25.8%, 0%, 8.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,874,921
CSS custom property--colour: #96ADE9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42254WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness174.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.45:1
Contrast with white2.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.45:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ACACAC
Inverted#695216

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#99B2ECno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#92ABE8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.1 from the original
Tritanopia#7DB9C2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.22:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.45:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 19.2Light skyblue · ΔE 19.7Light steelblue · ΔE 20.4Steel blue · ΔE 21.3Sky blue · ΔE 25.4Deep skyblue · ΔE 26
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 19.24, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E9D296
Analogous#96D7E9, #A896E9
Triadic#E996AD, #ADE996
Split complementary#E9A996, #D7E996
Tetradic#E996D7, #E9D296, #96E9A9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EAEFFB
Lighter +10%#C0CEF2
Darker −10%#6C8CE0
Darker −20%#426BD7
Darker −30%#2851BE
Darker −40%#1F3F94
More saturated +25%#86A6F9
Less saturated −25%#A6B4D9

Channel breakdown

R150
G173
B233
Red150 (58.8%)
Green173 (67.8%)
Blue233 (91.4%)
Hue223.37°
Saturation (HSL)65.35%
Lightness75.1%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 96 · G AD · B E9

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