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Recognised as Colour

#96C2EC

  • #96C2EC
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light skyblue

#96C2EC is a blue with RGB values 150, 194, 236 and HSL 209°, 69%, 76%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#96C2EC#96C2EC
HEX#96C2EC
RGBrgb(150, 194, 236)
RGB (0–1)0.5882, 0.7608, 0.9255
RGB percentages58.8%, 76.1%, 92.5%
HSLhsl(209.3, 69.4%, 75.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(209.3, 36.4%, 92.5%)
CMYK36.4%, 17.8%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,880,300
CSS custom property--colour: #96C2EC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.51124WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness187.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.22:1
Contrast with white1.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.22:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BCBCBC
Inverted#693D13

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B2C2EEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#A7B9EBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.6 from the original
Tritanopia#79CCD0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.87:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.22:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 7.7Light steelblue · ΔE 10.9Sky blue · ΔE 11.5Light blue · ΔE 17Deep skyblue · ΔE 22Powder blue · ΔE 22.1
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 7.71, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ECC096
Analogous#96ECEB, #9697EC
Triadic#EC96C2, #C2EC96
Split complementary#EC9697, #ECEB96
Tetradic#EB96EC, #ECC096, #97EC96

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#ECF4FC
Lighter +10%#C1DBF4
Darker −10%#6BA9E4
Darker −20%#4090DC
Darker −30%#2476C5
Darker −40%#1C5C9A
More saturated +25%#86C2FB
Less saturated −25%#A6C2DD

Channel breakdown

R150
G194
B236
Red150 (58.8%)
Green194 (76.1%)
Blue236 (92.5%)
Hue209.3°
Saturation (HSL)69.35%
Lightness75.69%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 96 · G C2 · B EC

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