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Recognised as Colour

#96C1FF

  • #96C1FF
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light skyblue

#96C1FF is a blue with RGB values 150, 193, 255 and HSL 215°, 100%, 79%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#96C1FF#96C1FF
HEX#96C1FF
RGBrgb(150, 193, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.5882, 0.7569, 1
RGB percentages58.8%, 75.7%, 100%
HSLhsl(215.4, 100%, 79.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(215.4, 41.2%, 100%)
CMYK41.2%, 24.3%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,880,063
CSS custom property--colour: #96C1FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.51844WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness189.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.37:1
Contrast with white1.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.37:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BCBCBC
Inverted#693E00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#AAC4FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#9EBAFEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6 from the original
Tritanopia#70CED6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.85:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.37:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 13.9Light steelblue · ΔE 20Deep skyblue · ΔE 20.8Sky blue · ΔE 21.2Cornflower blue · ΔE 22.5Steel blue · ΔE 25.4
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 13.86, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFD496
Analogous#96F5FF, #A096FF
Triadic#FF96C1, #C1FF96
Split complementary#FFA096, #F5FF96
Tetradic#FF96F5, #FFD496, #96FFA0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FCFDFF
Lighter +10%#C9DFFF
Darker −10%#63A3FF
Darker −20%#3085FF
Darker −30%#0067FC
Darker −40%#0052C9
More saturated +25%#96C1FF
Less saturated −25%#A3C3F2

Channel breakdown

R150
G193
B255
Red150 (58.8%)
Green193 (75.7%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue215.43°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness79.41%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 96 · G C1 · B FF

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