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Recognised as Colour

#96AEF9

  • #96AEF9
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#96AEF9 is a blue with RGB values 150, 174, 249 and HSL 225°, 89%, 78%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#96AEF9#96AEF9
HEX#96AEF9
RGBrgb(150, 174, 249)
RGB (0–1)0.5882, 0.6824, 0.9765
RGB percentages58.8%, 68.2%, 97.6%
HSLhsl(225.5, 89.2%, 78.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(225.5, 39.8%, 97.6%)
CMYK39.8%, 30.1%, 0%, 2.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,875,193
CSS custom property--colour: #96AEF9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43596WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness177.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.72:1
Contrast with white2.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.72:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AEAEAE
Inverted#695106

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#94B5FCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#8CACF7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.5 from the original
Tritanopia#76BDC9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.16:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.72:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 13.8Light skyblue · ΔE 25Steel blue · ΔE 25.3Dodgerblue · ΔE 26.6Deep skyblue · ΔE 27.8Light steelblue · ΔE 27.9
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 13.76, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F9E196
Analogous#96DFF9, #B096F9
Triadic#F996AE, #AEF996
Split complementary#F9AF96, #E0F996
Tetradic#F996DF, #F9E196, #96F9AF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F6F8FF
Lighter +10%#C6D3FC
Darker −10%#6689F6
Darker −20%#3664F3
Darker −30%#0D42E9
Darker −40%#0B35B8
More saturated +25%#90ABFF
Less saturated −25%#A4B5EB

Channel breakdown

R150
G174
B249
Red150 (58.8%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue249 (97.6%)
Hue225.45°
Saturation (HSL)89.19%
Lightness78.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 96 · G AE · B F9

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