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Recognised as Colour

#96AED8

  • #96AED8
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#96AED8 is a blue with RGB values 150, 174, 216 and HSL 218°, 46%, 72%. 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

#96AED8#96AED8
HEX#96AED8
RGBrgb(150, 174, 216)
RGB (0–1)0.5882, 0.6824, 0.8471
RGB percentages58.8%, 68.2%, 84.7%
HSLhsl(218.2, 45.8%, 71.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(218.2, 30.6%, 84.7%)
CMYK30.6%, 19.4%, 0%, 15.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,875,160
CSS custom property--colour: #96AED8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41714WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness172.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.34:1
Contrast with white2.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.34:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ACACAC
Inverted#695127

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A0B0DAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#99AAD7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.1 from the original
Tritanopia#83B7BCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.25:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.34:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 12Light skyblue · ΔE 15.9Sky blue · ΔE 18.6Light slate grey · ΔE 19.9Steel blue · ΔE 20.7Thistle · ΔE 21
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 11.98, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D8C096
Analogous#96CFD8, #9F96D8
Triadic#D896AE, #AED896
Split complementary#D89F96, #CFD896
Tetradic#D896CF, #D8C096, #96D89F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E0E7F4
Lighter +10%#BBCBE6
Darker −10%#7191CA
Darker −20%#4C75BC
Darker −30%#3A5D9B
Darker −40%#2C4776
More saturated +25%#84A9EA
Less saturated −25%#A8B3C6

Channel breakdown

R150
G174
B216
Red150 (58.8%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue216 (84.7%)
Hue218.18°
Saturation (HSL)45.83%
Lightness71.76%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 96 · G AE · B D8

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