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Colour

#96BEF0

  • #96BEF0
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light skyblue

#96BEF0 is a blue with RGB values 150, 190, 240 and HSL 213°, 75%, 76%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#96BEF0#96BEF0
HEX#96BEF0
RGBrgb(150, 190, 240)
RGB (0–1)0.5882, 0.7451, 0.9412
RGB percentages58.8%, 74.5%, 94.1%
HSLhsl(213.3, 75%, 76.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(213.3, 37.5%, 94.1%)
CMYK37.5%, 20.8%, 0%, 5.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,879,280
CSS custom property--colour: #96BEF0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.49602WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness185.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.92:1
Contrast with white1.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.92:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B9B9B9
Inverted#69410F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#ACC0F2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#A1B7EFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.8 from the original
Tritanopia#78C9CFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.92:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.92:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 10.4Light steelblue · ΔE 14.1Sky blue · ΔE 16.1Deep skyblue · ΔE 21.5Light blue · ΔE 21.6Steel blue · ΔE 23.7
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 10.4, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F0C896
Analogous#96EBF0, #9B96F0
Triadic#F096BE, #BEF096
Split complementary#F09B96, #EBF096
Tetradic#F096EB, #F0C896, #96F09B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EFF5FD
Lighter +10%#C3DAF6
Darker −10%#69A2EA
Darker −20%#3D87E3
Darker −30%#1E6DCF
Darker −40%#1755A3
More saturated +25%#87BCFF
Less saturated −25%#A5C0E1

Channel breakdown

R150
G190
B240
Red150 (58.8%)
Green190 (74.5%)
Blue240 (94.1%)
Hue213.33°
Saturation (HSL)75%
Lightness76.47%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 96 · G BE · B F0

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