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Colour

#96BCCF

  • #96BCCF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#96BCCF is a blue with RGB values 150, 188, 207 and HSL 200°, 37%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#96BCCF#96BCCF
HEX#96BCCF
RGBrgb(150, 188, 207)
RGB (0–1)0.5882, 0.7373, 0.8118
RGB percentages58.8%, 73.7%, 81.2%
HSLhsl(200, 37.3%, 70%)
HSV / HSBhsv(200, 27.5%, 81.2%)
CMYK27.5%, 9.2%, 0%, 18.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,878,735
CSS custom property--colour: #96BCCF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.46955WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness179.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.39:1
Contrast with white2.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.39:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B5B5B5
Inverted#694330

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B2BAD0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#AAB3CFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.2 from the original
Tritanopia#85C1C2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.02:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.39:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 8.4Light blue · ΔE 10.2Sky blue · ΔE 11.2Powder blue · ΔE 14.5Light skyblue · ΔE 16Silver · ΔE 16.4
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 8.39, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CFA996
Analogous#96CFC5, #969FCF
Triadic#CF96BC, #BCCF96
Split complementary#CF96A0, #CFC596
Tetradic#C596CF, #CFA996, #9FCF96

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#DCE9EF
Lighter +10%#B9D2DF
Darker −10%#73A6BF
Darker −20%#508FAF
Darker −30%#40738C
Darker −40%#305669
More saturated +25%#83C2E2
Less saturated −25%#A9B6BC

Channel breakdown

R150
G188
B207
Red150 (58.8%)
Green188 (73.7%)
Blue207 (81.2%)
Hue200°
Saturation (HSL)37.25%
Lightness70%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 96 · G BC · B CF

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