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Recognised as Colour

#96CFEF

  • #96CFEF
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Sky blue

#96CFEF is a blue with RGB values 150, 207, 239 and HSL 202°, 74%, 76%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#96CFEF#96CFEF
HEX#96CFEF
RGBrgb(150, 207, 239)
RGB (0–1)0.5882, 0.8118, 0.9373
RGB percentages58.8%, 81.2%, 93.7%
HSLhsl(201.6, 73.6%, 76.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(201.6, 37.2%, 93.7%)
CMYK37.2%, 13.4%, 0%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,883,631
CSS custom property--colour: #96CFEF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.57342WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness195.9 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#693010

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C0CDF1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#B3C3EFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.7 from the original
Tritanopia#76D8D9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.7 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

Sky blue · ΔE 4.5Light skyblue · ΔE 7Light blue · ΔE 10.7Light steelblue · ΔE 11.4Powder blue · ΔE 15.2Pale turquoise · ΔE 20.2
Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 4.49, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EFB696
Analogous#96EFE3, #96A2EF
Triadic#EF96CF, #CFEF96
Split complementary#EF96A3, #EFE396
Tetradic#E396EF, #EFB696, #A2EF96

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EFF7FC
Lighter +10%#C2E3F6
Darker −10%#6ABBE8
Darker −20%#3DA7E2
Darker −30%#1F8ECD
Darker −40%#1870A1
More saturated +25%#87D3FE
Less saturated −25%#A5CBE0

Channel breakdown

R150
G207
B239
Red150 (58.8%)
Green207 (81.2%)
Blue239 (93.7%)
Hue201.57°
Saturation (HSL)73.55%
Lightness76.27%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 96 · G CF · B EF

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