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Colour

#96C3FF

  • #96C3FF
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light skyblue

#96C3FF is a blue with RGB values 150, 195, 255 and HSL 214°, 100%, 79%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#96C3FF#96C3FF
HEX#96C3FF
RGBrgb(150, 195, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.5882, 0.7647, 1
RGB percentages58.8%, 76.5%, 100%
HSLhsl(214.3, 100%, 79.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(214.3, 41.2%, 100%)
CMYK41.2%, 23.5%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,880,575
CSS custom property--colour: #96C3FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.52734WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness190.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.55:1
Contrast with white1.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.55:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BEBEBE
Inverted#693C00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#ADC6FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#A0BBFEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.1 from the original
Tritanopia#70D0D7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.82:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.55:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 12.4Light steelblue · ΔE 19Sky blue · ΔE 19.8Deep skyblue · ΔE 20.2Cornflower blue · ΔE 23.7Steel blue · ΔE 25.7
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 12.44, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFD296
Analogous#96F7FF, #9E96FF
Triadic#FF96C3, #C3FF96
Split complementary#FF9E96, #F7FF96
Tetradic#FF96F7, #FFD296, #96FF9E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FCFDFF
Lighter +10%#C9E0FF
Darker −10%#63A6FF
Darker −20%#3089FF
Darker −30%#006CFC
Darker −40%#0056C9
More saturated +25%#96C3FF
Less saturated −25%#A3C5F2

Channel breakdown

R150
G195
B255
Red150 (58.8%)
Green195 (76.5%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue214.29°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness79.41%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 96 · G C3 · B FF

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