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Recognised as Colour

#96D2EC

  • #96D2EC
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Sky blue

#96D2EC is a cyan with RGB values 150, 210, 236 and HSL 198°, 69%, 76%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#96D2EC#96D2EC
HEX#96D2EC
RGBrgb(150, 210, 236)
RGB (0–1)0.5882, 0.8235, 0.9255
RGB percentages58.8%, 82.4%, 92.5%
HSLhsl(198.1, 69.4%, 75.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(198.1, 36.4%, 92.5%)
CMYK36.4%, 11%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,884,396
CSS custom property--colour: #96D2EC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.58633WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness197.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.73:1
Contrast with white1.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.73:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C7C7C7
Inverted#692D13

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C4CFEDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#B7C5ECno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.5 from the original
Tritanopia#77DADAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.65:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.73:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 3.6Light blue · ΔE 8.1Light skyblue · ΔE 9.9Powder blue · ΔE 12.1Light steelblue · ΔE 12.4Pale turquoise · ΔE 16.8
Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 3.65, a close match
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ECB096
Analogous#96ECDB, #96A7EC
Triadic#EC96D2, #D2EC96
Split complementary#EC96A7, #ECDB96
Tetradic#DB96EC, #ECB096, #A7EC96

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#ECF7FC
Lighter +10%#C1E5F4
Darker −10%#6BBFE4
Darker −20%#40ADDC
Darker −30%#2494C5
Darker −40%#1C749A
More saturated +25%#86D8FB
Less saturated −25%#A6CCDD

Channel breakdown

R150
G210
B236
Red150 (58.8%)
Green210 (82.4%)
Blue236 (92.5%)
Hue198.14°
Saturation (HSL)69.35%
Lightness75.69%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 96 · G D2 · B EC

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