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Recognised as Colour

#96DCE4

  • #96DCE4
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Powder blue

#96DCE4 is a cyan with RGB values 150, 220, 228 and HSL 186°, 59%, 74%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Powder blue.

Colour values

#96DCE4#96DCE4
HEX#96DCE4
RGBrgb(150, 220, 228)
RGB (0–1)0.5882, 0.8627, 0.8941
RGB percentages58.8%, 86.3%, 89.4%
HSLhsl(186.2, 59.1%, 74.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(186.2, 34.2%, 89.4%)
CMYK34.2%, 3.5%, 0%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,886,948
CSS custom property--colour: #96DCE4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.63272WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness202.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.65:1
Contrast with white1.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.65:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CECECE
Inverted#69231B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D1D6E5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#C4CCE4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22 from the original
Tritanopia#78E2DEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.54:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.65:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Powder blue · ΔE 6.9Pale turquoise · ΔE 7.9Light blue · ΔE 9Sky blue · ΔE 12.3Medium turquoise · ΔE 18.9Light cyan · ΔE 18.9
Nearest named CSS colourPowder blue (#B0E0E6)ΔE 6.93, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E49E96
Analogous#96E4C5, #96B5E4
Triadic#E496DC, #DCE496
Split complementary#E496B5, #E4C596
Tetradic#C596E4, #E49E96, #B5E496

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E7F7F9
Lighter +10%#BFEAEE
Darker −10%#6DCEDA
Darker −20%#45C1CF
Darker −30%#2EA5B3
Darker −40%#24808A
More saturated +25%#86E9F5
Less saturated −25%#A7CFD4

Channel breakdown

R150
G220
B228
Red150 (58.8%)
Green220 (86.3%)
Blue228 (89.4%)
Hue186.15°
Saturation (HSL)59.09%
Lightness74.12%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 96 · G DC · B E4

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