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Colour

#96CAFF

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

#96CAFF is a blue with RGB values 150, 202, 255 and HSL 210°, 100%, 79%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#96CAFF#96CAFF
HEX#96CAFF
RGBrgb(150, 202, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.5882, 0.7922, 1
RGB percentages58.8%, 79.2%, 100%
HSLhsl(210.3, 100%, 79.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(210.3, 41.2%, 100%)
CMYK41.2%, 20.8%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,882,367
CSS custom property--colour: #96CAFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.55945WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness195.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.19:1
Contrast with white1.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.19:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C3C3C3
Inverted#693500

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B5CBFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#A8C0FEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.2 from the original
Tritanopia#6FD6DCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.72:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.19:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 7.6Sky blue · ΔE 15Light steelblue · ΔE 16.3Deep skyblue · ΔE 19.2Light blue · ΔE 21.5Lavender · ΔE 26
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 7.65, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFCB96
Analogous#96FFFF, #9696FF
Triadic#FF96CA, #CAFF96
Split complementary#FF9796, #FFFF96
Tetradic#FF96FF, #FFCB96, #96FF97

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FCFDFF
Lighter +10%#C9E4FF
Darker −10%#63B0FF
Darker −20%#3097FF
Darker −30%#007DFC
Darker −40%#0064C9
More saturated +25%#96CAFF
Less saturated −25%#A3CAF2

Channel breakdown

R150
G202
B255
Red150 (58.8%)
Green202 (79.2%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue210.29°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness79.41%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 96 · G CA · B FF

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