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Recognised as Colour

#96BBC7

  • #96BBC7
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light blue

#96BBC7 is a cyan with RGB values 150, 187, 199 and HSL 195°, 30%, 68%. 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

#96BBC7#96BBC7
HEX#96BBC7
RGBrgb(150, 187, 199)
RGB (0–1)0.5882, 0.7333, 0.7804
RGB percentages58.8%, 73.3%, 78%
HSLhsl(194.7, 30.4%, 68.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(194.7, 24.6%, 78%)
CMYK24.6%, 6%, 0%, 22%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,878,471
CSS custom property--colour: #96BBC7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.46148WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness178.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.23:1
Contrast with white2.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.23:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B4B4B4
Inverted#694438

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B3B9C8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#ABB2C7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.6 from the original
Tritanopia#87BFBFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.05:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.23:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light blue · ΔE 10.3Light steelblue · ΔE 10.9Powder blue · ΔE 13.4Sky blue · ΔE 13.5Silver · ΔE 14.6Dark grey · ΔE 14.7
Nearest named CSS colourLight blue (#ADD8E6)ΔE 10.34, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C7A296
Analogous#96C7BB, #96A2C7
Triadic#C796BB, #BBC796
Split complementary#C796A2, #C7BB96
Tetradic#BB96C7, #C7A296, #A3C796

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FAFCFC
Lighter +20%#D9E6EA
Lighter +10%#B7D1D9
Darker −10%#75A5B5
Darker −20%#568FA1
Darker −30%#447180
Darker −40%#32545F
More saturated +25%#82C5DB
Less saturated −25%#AAB1B3

Channel breakdown

R150
G187
B199
Red150 (58.8%)
Green187 (73.3%)
Blue199 (78%)
Hue194.69°
Saturation (HSL)30.43%
Lightness68.43%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 96 · G BB · B C7

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