Colour

#96D3F2

#96D3F2
Blue
Light
Nearest: Sky blue

#96D3F2 is a blue with RGB values 150, 211, 242 and HSL 200°, 78%, 77%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#96D3F2#96D3F2

HEX#96D3F2

RGBrgb(150, 211, 242)

RGB (0–1)0.5882, 0.8275, 0.949

RGB percentages58.8%, 82.7%, 94.9%

HSLhsl(200.2, 78%, 76.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(200.2, 38%, 94.9%)

CMYK38%, 12.8%, 0%, 5.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,884,658

CSS custom property--colour: #96D3F2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.59483WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness198.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.9:1

Contrast with white1.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.9:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C8C8C8

Inverted#692C0D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C4D1F4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#B6C6F2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16 from the original

Tritanopia#74DCDDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.63:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.9:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 3.8 Light skyblue · ΔE 7.4 Light blue · ΔE 10.2 Light steelblue · ΔE 12.6 Powder blue · ΔE 14.3 Pale turquoise · ΔE 18.9

Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 3.81, a close match

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#F2B596

Analogous#96F2E3, #96A5F2

Triadic#F296D3, #D3F296

Split complementary#F296A5, #F2E396

Tetradic#E396F2, #F2B596, #A5F296

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F1F9FD

Lighter +10%#C3E6F8

Darker −10%#69C0EC

Darker −20%#3BADE7

Darker −30%#1A96D5

Darker −40%#1576A7

More saturated +25%#89D7FF

Less saturated −25%#A5CEE3

Channel breakdown

R150

G211

B242

Red150 (58.8%)

Green211 (82.7%)

Blue242 (94.9%)

Hue200.22°

Saturation (HSL)77.97%

Lightness76.86%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 96 · G D3 · B F2

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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