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Colour

#96BAFF

  • #96BAFF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#96BAFF is a blue with RGB values 150, 186, 255 and HSL 219°, 100%, 79%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#96BAFF#96BAFF
HEX#96BAFF
RGBrgb(150, 186, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.5882, 0.7294, 1
RGB percentages58.8%, 72.9%, 100%
HSLhsl(219.4, 100%, 79.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(219.4, 41.2%, 100%)
CMYK41.2%, 27.1%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,878,271
CSS custom property--colour: #96BAFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.48822WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness185.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.76:1
Contrast with white1.95:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.76:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B7B7B7
Inverted#694500

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A1BFFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#96B5FDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original
Tritanopia#71C8D2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.95:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.76:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 18.1Light skyblue · ΔE 18.9Deep skyblue · ΔE 23.3Light steelblue · ΔE 23.7Steel blue · ΔE 25.2Sky blue · ΔE 26.1
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 18.15, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFDB96
Analogous#96EEFF, #A796FF
Triadic#FF96BA, #BAFF96
Split complementary#FFA796, #EEFF96
Tetradic#FF96EE, #FFDB96, #96FFA7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FCFDFF
Lighter +10%#C9DCFF
Darker −10%#6398FF
Darker −20%#3077FF
Darker −30%#0056FC
Darker −40%#0045C9
More saturated +25%#96BAFF
Less saturated −25%#A3BEF2

Channel breakdown

R150
G186
B255
Red150 (58.8%)
Green186 (72.9%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue219.43°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness79.41%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 96 · G BA · B FF

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