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Colour

#96B3CF

  • #96B3CF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#96B3CF is a blue with RGB values 150, 179, 207 and HSL 209°, 37%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#96B3CF#96B3CF
HEX#96B3CF
RGBrgb(150, 179, 207)
RGB (0–1)0.5882, 0.702, 0.8118
RGB percentages58.8%, 70.2%, 81.2%
HSLhsl(209.5, 37.3%, 70%)
HSV / HSBhsv(209.5, 27.5%, 81.2%)
CMYK27.5%, 13.5%, 0%, 18.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,876,431
CSS custom property--colour: #96B3CF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43229WCAG 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 9.65:1
Contrast with white2.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.65:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AFAFAF
Inverted#694C30

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A8B3D0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#A1ADCEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.5 from the original
Tritanopia#86B9BCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.18:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.65:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 7.4Sky blue · ΔE 14.1Light blue · ΔE 15.4Light skyblue · ΔE 15.5Light slate grey · ΔE 17Dark grey · ΔE 17.9
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 7.43, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CFB296
Analogous#96CFCF, #9696CF
Triadic#CF96B3, #B3CF96
Split complementary#CF9696, #CFCF96
Tetradic#CF96CF, #CFB296, #96CF96

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#DCE6EF
Lighter +10%#B9CCDF
Darker −10%#739ABF
Darker −20%#5080AF
Darker −30%#40678C
Darker −40%#304D69
More saturated +25%#83B3E2
Less saturated −25%#A9B3BC

Channel breakdown

R150
G179
B207
Red150 (58.8%)
Green179 (70.2%)
Blue207 (81.2%)
Hue209.47°
Saturation (HSL)37.25%
Lightness70%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 96 · G B3 · B CF

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