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Recognised as Colour

#96B5EE

  • #96B5EE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light skyblue

#96B5EE is a blue with RGB values 150, 181, 238 and HSL 219°, 72%, 76%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#96B5EE#96B5EE
HEX#96B5EE
RGBrgb(150, 181, 238)
RGB (0–1)0.5882, 0.7098, 0.9333
RGB percentages58.8%, 71%, 93.3%
HSLhsl(218.9, 72.1%, 76.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(218.9, 37%, 93.3%)
CMYK37%, 23.9%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,876,974
CSS custom property--colour: #96B5EE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.45705WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness180 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.14:1
Contrast with white2.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.14:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B3B3B3
Inverted#694A11

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A1B9F1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#98B0EDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.6 from the original
Tritanopia#7AC1C8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.07:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.14:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 15.8Light steelblue · ΔE 17.9Sky blue · ΔE 21.7Cornflower blue · ΔE 21.8Steel blue · ΔE 22.1Deep skyblue · ΔE 23.5
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 15.75, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EECF96
Analogous#96E1EE, #A396EE
Triadic#EE96B5, #B5EE96
Split complementary#EEA396, #E1EE96
Tetradic#EE96E1, #EECF96, #96EEA3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EEF3FC
Lighter +10%#C2D4F5
Darker −10%#6A96E7
Darker −20%#3E77E0
Darker −30%#215CCA
Darker −40%#1A489E
More saturated +25%#87B0FD
Less saturated −25%#A5BADF

Channel breakdown

R150
G181
B238
Red150 (58.8%)
Green181 (71%)
Blue238 (93.3%)
Hue218.86°
Saturation (HSL)72.13%
Lightness76.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 96 · G B5 · B EE

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