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Recognised as Colour

#96BBBF

  • #96BBBF
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light blue

#96BBBF is a cyan with RGB values 150, 187, 191 and HSL 186°, 24%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light blue.

Colour values

#96BBBF#96BBBF
HEX#96BBBF
RGBrgb(150, 187, 191)
RGB (0–1)0.5882, 0.7333, 0.749
RGB percentages58.8%, 73.3%, 74.9%
HSLhsl(185.9, 24.3%, 66.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(185.9, 21.5%, 74.9%)
CMYK21.5%, 2.1%, 0%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,878,463
CSS custom property--colour: #96BBBF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.45786WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness177.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.16:1
Contrast with white2.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.16:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B3B3B3
Inverted#694440

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B5B8BFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12 from the original
Deuteranopia#AEB2BFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.7 from the original
Tritanopia#89BEBCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.4 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 text10.16:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light blue · ΔE 11.7Powder blue · ΔE 13.1Dark grey · ΔE 13.6Silver · ΔE 13.7Light steelblue · ΔE 14.6Cadetblue · ΔE 14.8
Nearest named CSS colourLight blue (#ADD8E6)ΔE 11.72, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BF9A96
Analogous#96BFAF, #96A7BF
Triadic#BF96BB, #BBBF96
Split complementary#BF96A7, #BFAF96
Tetradic#AF96BF, #BF9A96, #A7BF96

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F5F9F9
Lighter +20%#D5E4E6
Lighter +10%#B6D0D2
Darker −10%#76A6AC
Darker −20%#5B8F94
Darker −30%#477075
Darker −40%#345255
More saturated +25%#81CCD4
Less saturated −25%#ABABAB

Channel breakdown

R150
G187
B191
Red150 (58.8%)
Green187 (73.3%)
Blue191 (74.9%)
Hue185.85°
Saturation (HSL)24.26%
Lightness66.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 96 · G BB · B BF

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