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Recognised as Colour

#96CBEF

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

#96CBEF is a blue with RGB values 150, 203, 239 and HSL 204°, 74%, 76%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#96CBEF#96CBEF
HEX#96CBEF
RGBrgb(150, 203, 239)
RGB (0–1)0.5882, 0.7961, 0.9373
RGB percentages58.8%, 79.6%, 93.7%
HSLhsl(204.3, 73.6%, 76.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(204.3, 37.2%, 93.7%)
CMYK37.2%, 15.1%, 0%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,882,607
CSS custom property--colour: #96CBEF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.55428WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness193.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.09:1
Contrast with white1.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.09:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C2C2C2
Inverted#693410

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BBCAF1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#AFC0EEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.8 from the original
Tritanopia#76D4D7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.74:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.09:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 5.8Sky blue · ΔE 6.7Light steelblue · ΔE 10.8Light blue · ΔE 12.8Powder blue · ΔE 17.6Lavender · ΔE 22.1
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 5.82, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EFBA96
Analogous#96EFE6, #969FEF
Triadic#EF96CB, #CBEF96
Split complementary#EF969E, #EFE696
Tetradic#E696EF, #EFBA96, #9FEF96

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EFF7FC
Lighter +10%#C2E1F6
Darker −10%#6AB5E8
Darker −20%#3D9FE2
Darker −30%#1F87CD
Darker −40%#1869A1
More saturated +25%#87CEFE
Less saturated −25%#A5C8E0

Channel breakdown

R150
G203
B239
Red150 (58.8%)
Green203 (79.6%)
Blue239 (93.7%)
Hue204.27°
Saturation (HSL)73.55%
Lightness76.27%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 96 · G CB · B EF

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