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Recognised as Colour

#96B0DC

  • #96B0DC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#96B0DC is a blue with RGB values 150, 176, 220 and HSL 218°, 50%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#96B0DC#96B0DC
HEX#96B0DC
RGBrgb(150, 176, 220)
RGB (0–1)0.5882, 0.6902, 0.8627
RGB percentages58.8%, 69%, 86.3%
HSLhsl(217.7, 50%, 72.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(217.7, 31.8%, 86.3%)
CMYK31.8%, 20%, 0%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,875,676
CSS custom property--colour: #96B0DC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42702WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness174.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.54:1
Contrast with white2.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.54:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AEAEAE
Inverted#694F23

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A1B2DEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#9AACDBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.3 from the original
Tritanopia#82B9BFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24 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 text9.54:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 12.4Light skyblue · ΔE 15.2Sky blue · ΔE 18.4Steel blue · ΔE 20.9Light slate grey · ΔE 21.1Thistle · ΔE 21.6
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 12.42, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DCC296
Analogous#96D3DC, #9F96DC
Triadic#DC96B0, #B0DC96
Split complementary#DC9F96, #D3DC96
Tetradic#DC96D3, #DCC296, #96DC9F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E3EAF6
Lighter +10%#BCCDE9
Darker −10%#7093CF
Darker −20%#4A76C3
Darker −30%#365FA3
Darker −40%#29487D
More saturated +25%#85ABEE
Less saturated −25%#A8B5CB

Channel breakdown

R150
G176
B220
Red150 (58.8%)
Green176 (69%)
Blue220 (86.3%)
Hue217.71°
Saturation (HSL)50%
Lightness72.55%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 96 · G B0 · B DC

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