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Recognised as Colour

#96ADF6

  • #96ADF6
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#96ADF6 is a blue with RGB values 150, 173, 246 and HSL 226°, 84%, 78%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#96ADF6#96ADF6
HEX#96ADF6
RGBrgb(150, 173, 246)
RGB (0–1)0.5882, 0.6784, 0.9647
RGB percentages58.8%, 67.8%, 96.5%
HSLhsl(225.6, 84.2%, 77.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(225.6, 39%, 96.5%)
CMYK39%, 29.7%, 0%, 3.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,874,934
CSS custom property--colour: #96ADF6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43025WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness176.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.6:1
Contrast with white2.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.6:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ADADAD
Inverted#695209

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#94B4F9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#8CACF4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original
Tritanopia#77BCC7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.19:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.6:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 14.2Light skyblue · ΔE 24.5Steel blue · ΔE 24.5Light steelblue · ΔE 27Dodgerblue · ΔE 27.4Deep skyblue · ΔE 27.7
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 14.21, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F6DF96
Analogous#96DDF6, #AF96F6
Triadic#F696AD, #ADF696
Split complementary#F6AF96, #DDF696
Tetradic#F696DD, #F6DF96, #96F6AF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F4F6FE
Lighter +10%#C5D2FA
Darker −10%#6788F2
Darker −20%#3864EE
Darker −30%#1344E0
Darker −40%#0F36B1
More saturated +25%#8DA8FF
Less saturated −25%#A4B4E8

Channel breakdown

R150
G173
B246
Red150 (58.8%)
Green173 (67.8%)
Blue246 (96.5%)
Hue225.63°
Saturation (HSL)84.21%
Lightness77.65%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 96 · G AD · B F6

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