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Colour

#96BEC7

  • #96BEC7
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light blue

#96BEC7 is a cyan with RGB values 150, 190, 199 and HSL 191°, 30%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light blue.

Colour values

#96BEC7#96BEC7
HEX#96BEC7
RGBrgb(150, 190, 199)
RGB (0–1)0.5882, 0.7451, 0.7804
RGB percentages58.8%, 74.5%, 78%
HSLhsl(191, 30.4%, 68.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(191, 24.6%, 78%)
CMYK24.6%, 4.5%, 0%, 22%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,879,239
CSS custom property--colour: #96BEC7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.47434WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness180.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.49:1
Contrast with white2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.49:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B6B6B6
Inverted#694138

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B7BBC8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#AEB4C7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.1 from the original
Tritanopia#87C2C1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.49:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light blue · ΔE 9.7Powder blue · ΔE 12Light steelblue · ΔE 12.4Sky blue · ΔE 13.7Silver · ΔE 14.7Dark grey · ΔE 15.3
Nearest named CSS colourLight blue (#ADD8E6)ΔE 9.7, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C79F96
Analogous#96C7B8, #96A6C7
Triadic#C796BE, #BEC796
Split complementary#C796A6, #C7B896
Tetradic#B896C7, #C79F96, #A6C796

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FAFCFC
Lighter +20%#D9E7EA
Lighter +10%#B7D3D9
Darker −10%#75A9B5
Darker −20%#5693A1
Darker −30%#447580
Darker −40%#32565F
More saturated +25%#82CBDB
Less saturated −25%#AAB1B3

Channel breakdown

R150
G190
B199
Red150 (58.8%)
Green190 (74.5%)
Blue199 (78%)
Hue191.02°
Saturation (HSL)30.43%
Lightness68.43%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 96 · G BE · B C7

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