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Colour

#96BDFF

  • #96BDFF
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light skyblue

#96BDFF is a blue with RGB values 150, 189, 255 and HSL 218°, 100%, 79%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#96BDFF#96BDFF
HEX#96BDFF
RGBrgb(150, 189, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.5882, 0.7412, 1
RGB percentages58.8%, 74.1%, 100%
HSLhsl(217.7, 100%, 79.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(217.7, 41.2%, 100%)
CMYK41.2%, 25.9%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,879,039
CSS custom property--colour: #96BDFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.50099WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness187.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.02:1
Contrast with white1.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.02:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B9B9B9
Inverted#694200

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A5C1FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#9AB7FEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.6 from the original
Tritanopia#71CBD4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.91:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.02:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 16.7Cornflower blue · ΔE 19.9Light steelblue · ΔE 22.1Deep skyblue · ΔE 22.1Sky blue · ΔE 24Steel blue · ΔE 25.2
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 16.72, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFD896
Analogous#96F1FF, #A496FF
Triadic#FF96BD, #BDFF96
Split complementary#FFA496, #F2FF96
Tetradic#FF96F1, #FFD896, #96FFA4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FCFDFF
Lighter +10%#C9DDFF
Darker −10%#639DFF
Darker −20%#307DFF
Darker −30%#005EFC
Darker −40%#004BC9
More saturated +25%#96BDFF
Less saturated −25%#A3C0F2

Channel breakdown

R150
G189
B255
Red150 (58.8%)
Green189 (74.1%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue217.71°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness79.41%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 96 · G BD · B FF

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