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Recognised as Colour

#96AFCB

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

#96AFCB is a blue with RGB values 150, 175, 203 and HSL 212°, 34%, 69%. 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

#96AFCB#96AFCB
HEX#96AFCB
RGBrgb(150, 175, 203)
RGB (0–1)0.5882, 0.6863, 0.7961
RGB percentages58.8%, 68.6%, 79.6%
HSLhsl(211.7, 33.8%, 69.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(211.7, 26.1%, 79.6%)
CMYK26.1%, 13.8%, 0%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,875,403
CSS custom property--colour: #96AFCB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41456WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness171.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.29:1
Contrast with white2.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.29:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ACACAC
Inverted#695034

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A5AFCCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#9FAACAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.4 from the original
Tritanopia#87B5B8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.26:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.29:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 8.2Light slate grey · ΔE 15.7Sky blue · ΔE 15.9Light blue · ΔE 16.8Light skyblue · ΔE 17Dark grey · ΔE 17.2
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 8.23, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CBB296
Analogous#96C9CB, #9896CB
Triadic#CB96AF, #AFCB96
Split complementary#CB9896, #CACB96
Tetradic#CB96CA, #CBB296, #96CB98

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FCFDFE
Lighter +20%#DAE3ED
Lighter +10%#B8C9DC
Darker −10%#7495BA
Darker −20%#537BA8
Darker −30%#426286
Darker −40%#314964
More saturated +25%#82AEDF
Less saturated −25%#AAB0B7

Channel breakdown

R150
G175
B203
Red150 (58.8%)
Green175 (68.6%)
Blue203 (79.6%)
Hue211.7°
Saturation (HSL)33.76%
Lightness69.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 96 · G AF · B CB

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