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Recognised as Colour

#96B2CD

  • #96B2CD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#96B2CD is a blue with RGB values 150, 178, 205 and HSL 209°, 35%, 70%. 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

#96B2CD#96B2CD
HEX#96B2CD
RGBrgb(150, 178, 205)
RGB (0–1)0.5882, 0.698, 0.8039
RGB percentages58.8%, 69.8%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(209.5, 35.5%, 69.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(209.5, 26.8%, 80.4%)
CMYK26.8%, 13.2%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,876,173
CSS custom property--colour: #96B2CD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42733WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness173.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.55:1
Contrast with white2.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.55:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AEAEAE
Inverted#694D32

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A8B2CEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#A1ACCCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.5 from the original
Tritanopia#86B8BBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.8 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 text9.55:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 7.6Sky blue · ΔE 14.5Light blue · ΔE 15.5Light skyblue · ΔE 16.2Light slate grey · ΔE 16.5Dark grey · ΔE 17.3
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 7.57, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CDB196
Analogous#96CDCD, #9696CD
Triadic#CD96B2, #B2CD96
Split complementary#CD9697, #CDCD96
Tetradic#CD96CD, #CDB196, #96CD96

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FEFEFE
Lighter +20%#DBE5EE
Lighter +10%#B9CBDD
Darker −10%#7399BD
Darker −20%#527FAB
Darker −30%#416689
Darker −40%#314C66
More saturated +25%#83B2E0
Less saturated −25%#A9B2BA

Channel breakdown

R150
G178
B205
Red150 (58.8%)
Green178 (69.8%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue209.45°
Saturation (HSL)35.48%
Lightness69.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 96 · G B2 · B CD

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