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Colour

#96BCC6

  • #96BCC6
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light blue

#96BCC6 is a cyan with RGB values 150, 188, 198 and HSL 192°, 30%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light blue.

Colour values

#96BCC6#96BCC6
HEX#96BCC6
RGBrgb(150, 188, 198)
RGB (0–1)0.5882, 0.7373, 0.7765
RGB percentages58.8%, 73.7%, 77.6%
HSLhsl(192.5, 29.6%, 68.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(192.5, 24.2%, 77.6%)
CMYK24.2%, 5.1%, 0%, 22.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,878,726
CSS custom property--colour: #96BCC6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.46528WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness178.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.31:1
Contrast with white2.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.31:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B5B5B5
Inverted#694339

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B5B9C7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12 from the original
Deuteranopia#ADB3C6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.2 from the original
Tritanopia#87C0BFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9 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 text10.31:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light blue · ΔE 10.2Light steelblue · ΔE 11.8Powder blue · ΔE 12.8Sky blue · ΔE 13.9Silver · ΔE 14.4Dark grey · ΔE 14.7
Nearest named CSS colourLight blue (#ADD8E6)ΔE 10.19, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C6A096
Analogous#96C6B8, #96A4C6
Triadic#C696BC, #BCC696
Split complementary#C696A4, #C6B896
Tetradic#B896C6, #C6A096, #A4C696

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F9FBFC
Lighter +20%#D8E6EA
Lighter +10%#B7D1D8
Darker −10%#75A7B4
Darker −20%#57909F
Darker −30%#45727E
Darker −40%#33545D
More saturated +25%#82C8DA
Less saturated −25%#AAB0B2

Channel breakdown

R150
G188
B198
Red150 (58.8%)
Green188 (73.7%)
Blue198 (77.6%)
Hue192.5°
Saturation (HSL)29.63%
Lightness68.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 96 · G BC · B C6

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