Colour

#96B5FA

#96B5FA
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Cornflower blue

#96B5FA is a blue with RGB values 150, 181, 250 and HSL 221°, 91%, 78%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#96B5FA#96B5FA

HEX#96B5FA

RGBrgb(150, 181, 250)

RGB (0–1)0.5882, 0.7098, 0.9804

RGB percentages58.8%, 71%, 98%

HSLhsl(221.4, 90.9%, 78.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(221.4, 40%, 98%)

CMYK40%, 27.6%, 0%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,876,986

CSS custom property--colour: #96B5FA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.46434WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness181.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.29:1

Contrast with white2.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black10.29:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B3B3B3

Inverted#694A05

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#9DBAFDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#93B1F8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original

Tritanopia#75C3CDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.04:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text10.29:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 17 Light skyblue · ΔE 20.3 Light steelblue · ΔE 24.1 Steel blue · ΔE 24.4 Deep skyblue · ΔE 24.6 Sky blue · ΔE 27.3

Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 16.99, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#FADB96

Analogous#96E7FA, #A996FA

Triadic#FA96B5, #B5FA96

Split complementary#FAA996, #E7FA96

Tetradic#FA96E7, #FADB96, #96FAA9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F7FAFF

Lighter +10%#C7D7FC

Darker −10%#6593F8

Darker −20%#3570F5

Darker −30%#0B51EC

Darker −40%#0940BB

More saturated +25%#91B3FF

Less saturated −25%#A4BAEC

Channel breakdown

R150

G181

B250

Red150 (58.8%)

Green181 (71%)

Blue250 (98%)

Hue221.4°

Saturation (HSL)90.91%

Lightness78.43%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 96 · G B5 · B FA

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Colour values

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