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Colour

#96AEEB

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

#96AEEB is a blue with RGB values 150, 174, 235 and HSL 223°, 68%, 75%. 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

#96AEEB#96AEEB
HEX#96AEEB
RGBrgb(150, 174, 235)
RGB (0–1)0.5882, 0.6824, 0.9216
RGB percentages58.8%, 68.2%, 92.2%
HSLhsl(223.1, 68%, 75.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(223.1, 36.2%, 92.2%)
CMYK36.2%, 26%, 0%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,875,179
CSS custom property--colour: #96AEEB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42754WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness175.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.55:1
Contrast with white2.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.55:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ADADAD
Inverted#695114

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9AB3EEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#92ABEAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.6 from the original
Tritanopia#7CBAC3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.2:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.55:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 18.9Light skyblue · ΔE 19.6Light steelblue · ΔE 20.7Steel blue · ΔE 21.6Sky blue · ΔE 25.5Deep skyblue · ΔE 25.7
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 18.93, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EBD396
Analogous#96D9EB, #A896EB
Triadic#EB96AE, #AEEB96
Split complementary#EBA996, #D8EB96
Tetradic#EB96D9, #EBD396, #96EBA9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#ECF0FB
Lighter +10%#C1CFF3
Darker −10%#6B8DE3
Darker −20%#406CDB
Darker −30%#2552C3
Darker −40%#1D4098
More saturated +25%#86A7FB
Less saturated −25%#A6B5DB

Channel breakdown

R150
G174
B235
Red150 (58.8%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue235 (92.2%)
Hue223.06°
Saturation (HSL)68%
Lightness75.49%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 96 · G AE · B EB

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