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Colour

#96AFFF

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

#96AFFF is a blue with RGB values 150, 175, 255 and HSL 226°, 100%, 79%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#96AFFF#96AFFF
HEX#96AFFF
RGBrgb(150, 175, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.5882, 0.6863, 1
RGB percentages58.8%, 68.6%, 100%
HSLhsl(225.7, 100%, 79.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(225.7, 41.2%, 100%)
CMYK41.2%, 31.4%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,875,455
CSS custom property--colour: #96AFFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.44364WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness179.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.87:1
Contrast with white2.13:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.87:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AFAFAF
Inverted#695000

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#93B7FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#8AAEFDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.2 from the original
Tritanopia#73BFCCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.13:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.87:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 12.8Dodgerblue · ΔE 24.8Light skyblue · ΔE 26.9Steel blue · ΔE 27.1Deep skyblue · ΔE 28.8Plum · ΔE 29.6
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 12.75, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFE696
Analogous#96E3FF, #B296FF
Triadic#FF96AF, #AFFF96
Split complementary#FFB296, #E3FF96
Tetradic#FF96E3, #FFE696, #96FFB2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FCFDFF
Lighter +10%#C9D6FF
Darker −10%#6388FF
Darker −20%#3061FF
Darker −30%#003CFC
Darker −40%#0030C9
More saturated +25%#96AFFF
Less saturated −25%#A3B6F2

Channel breakdown

R150
G175
B255
Red150 (58.8%)
Green175 (68.6%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue225.71°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness79.41%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 96 · G AF · B FF

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