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Colour

#96AFF9

  • #96AFF9
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#96AFF9 is a blue with RGB values 150, 175, 249 and HSL 225°, 89%, 78%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#96AFF9#96AFF9
HEX#96AFF9
RGBrgb(150, 175, 249)
RGB (0–1)0.5882, 0.6863, 0.9765
RGB percentages58.8%, 68.6%, 97.6%
HSLhsl(224.8, 89.2%, 78.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(224.8, 39.8%, 97.6%)
CMYK39.8%, 29.7%, 0%, 2.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,875,449
CSS custom property--colour: #96AFF9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43984WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness178.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.8:1
Contrast with white2.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.8:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AFAFAF
Inverted#695006

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#96B6FCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#8DADF7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original
Tritanopia#76BEC9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.14:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.8:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 14.2Light skyblue · ΔE 24.3Steel blue · ΔE 25Dodgerblue · ΔE 27.1Light steelblue · ΔE 27.3Deep skyblue · ΔE 27.3
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#F9E096
Analogous#96E0F9, #AF96F9
Triadic#F996AF, #AFF996
Split complementary#F9AF96, #E0F996
Tetradic#F996E0, #F9E096, #96F9AF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F6F9FF
Lighter +10%#C6D4FC
Darker −10%#668AF6
Darker −20%#3665F3
Darker −30%#0D45E9
Darker −40%#0B36B8
More saturated +25%#90ACFF
Less saturated −25%#A4B6EB

Channel breakdown

R150
G175
B249
Red150 (58.8%)
Green175 (68.6%)
Blue249 (97.6%)
Hue224.85°
Saturation (HSL)89.19%
Lightness78.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 96 · G AF · B F9

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