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Colour

#96D8FF

  • #96D8FF
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light skyblue

#96D8FF is a blue with RGB values 150, 216, 255 and HSL 202°, 100%, 79%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#96D8FF#96D8FF
HEX#96D8FF
RGBrgb(150, 216, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.5882, 0.8471, 1
RGB percentages58.8%, 84.7%, 100%
HSLhsl(202.3, 100%, 79.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(202.3, 41.2%, 100%)
CMYK41.2%, 15.3%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,885,951
CSS custom property--colour: #96D8FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.62816WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness203.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.56:1
Contrast with white1.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.56:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CDCDCD
Inverted#692700

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C6D6FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#B7CBFEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.7 from the original
Tritanopia#6CE2E5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.55:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.56:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 4.7Sky blue · ΔE 7Light blue · ΔE 14.1Light steelblue · ΔE 15.1Powder blue · ΔE 18Deep skyblue · ΔE 21.2
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 4.67, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFBD96
Analogous#96FFF1, #96A4FF
Triadic#FF96D8, #D8FF96
Split complementary#FF96A4, #FFF296
Tetradic#F196FF, #FFBD96, #A4FF96

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FCFEFF
Lighter +10%#C9EBFF
Darker −10%#63C5FF
Darker −20%#30B2FF
Darker −30%#009EFC
Darker −40%#007EC9
More saturated +25%#96D8FF
Less saturated −25%#A3D5F2

Channel breakdown

R150
G216
B255
Red150 (58.8%)
Green216 (84.7%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue202.29°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness79.41%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 96 · G D8 · B FF

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