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Recognised as Colour

#96D5F8

  • #96D5F8
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Sky blue

#96D5F8 is a blue with RGB values 150, 213, 248 and HSL 201°, 87%, 78%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#96D5F8#96D5F8
HEX#96D5F8
RGBrgb(150, 213, 248)
RGB (0–1)0.5882, 0.8353, 0.9725
RGB percentages58.8%, 83.5%, 97.3%
HSLhsl(201.4, 87.5%, 78%)
HSV / HSBhsv(201.4, 39.5%, 97.3%)
CMYK39.5%, 14.1%, 0%, 2.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,885,176
CSS custom property--colour: #96D5F8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.6085WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness200.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.17:1
Contrast with white1.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.17:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CACACA
Inverted#692A07

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C4D3FAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#B7C8F8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.2 from the original
Tritanopia#71DEE0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.59:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.17:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 5.1Light skyblue · ΔE 5.7Light blue · ΔE 12.1Light steelblue · ΔE 13.6Powder blue · ΔE 16.1Pale turquoise · ΔE 20.5
Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 5.14, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F8B996
Analogous#96F8EA, #96A4F8
Triadic#F896D5, #D5F896
Split complementary#F896A4, #F8EA96
Tetradic#EA96F8, #F8B996, #A4F896

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F6FBFE
Lighter +10%#C6E8FB
Darker −10%#66C2F5
Darker −20%#36AFF2
Darker −30%#0F99E6
Darker −40%#0C79B6
More saturated +25%#8FD7FF
Less saturated −25%#A4D1EA

Channel breakdown

R150
G213
B248
Red150 (58.8%)
Green213 (83.5%)
Blue248 (97.3%)
Hue201.43°
Saturation (HSL)87.5%
Lightness78.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 96 · G D5 · B F8

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