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Colour

#96CDFF

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

#96CDFF is a blue with RGB values 150, 205, 255 and HSL 209°, 100%, 79%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#96CDFF#96CDFF
HEX#96CDFF
RGBrgb(150, 205, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.5882, 0.8039, 1
RGB percentages58.8%, 80.4%, 100%
HSLhsl(208.6, 100%, 79.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(208.6, 41.2%, 100%)
CMYK41.2%, 19.6%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,883,135
CSS custom property--colour: #96CDFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.57367WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness197 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.47:1
Contrast with white1.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.47:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C5C5C5
Inverted#693200

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B9CEFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10 from the original
Deuteranopia#ABC3FEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.9 from the original
Tritanopia#6ED9DEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.68:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.47:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 5.8Sky blue · ΔE 13Light steelblue · ΔE 15.5Deep skyblue · ΔE 19.2Light blue · ΔE 19.7Powder blue · ΔE 24.4
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 5.77, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFC896
Analogous#96FFFC, #9699FF
Triadic#FF96CD, #CDFF96
Split complementary#FF9699, #FFFC96
Tetradic#FD96FF, #FFC896, #99FF96

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FCFEFF
Lighter +10%#C9E5FF
Darker −10%#63B5FF
Darker −20%#309CFF
Darker −30%#0084FC
Darker −40%#0069C9
More saturated +25%#96CDFF
Less saturated −25%#A3CCF2

Channel breakdown

R150
G205
B255
Red150 (58.8%)
Green205 (80.4%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue208.57°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness79.41%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 96 · G CD · B FF

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