#96a1cd

Color #96a1cd

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 16.15 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 6.8

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Conversions

HEX

#96a1cd

RGB

rgb(150, 161, 205)

HSL

hsl(228, 35.5%, 69.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(228, 26.8%, 80.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(26.8%, 21.5%, 0%, 19.6%)

LAB

lab(66.81, 5.96, -23.75)

LCH

lch(66.81, 24.49, 284.09)

OKLCH

oklch(71.6%, 0.0654, 273.68)

HWB

hwb(228, 58.8%, 19.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cdc296

Analogous

#96bccd

#96a1cd

#a696cd

Triadic

#96a1cd

#cd96a1

#a1cd96

Split-complementary

#96a1cd

#cda696

#bccd96

Tetradic

#96a1cd

#c296cd

#cdc296

#a1cd96

Square

#96a1cd

#cd96bc

#cdc296

#96cda6

Shades

Color #96a1cd mixed toward black.

#6e7dba

#4c5da0

#394678

#262f50

#131728

Tints

Color #96a1cd mixed toward white.

#a7b1d5

#b9c0de

#cad0e6

#dce0ee

#edeff7

Tones

Color #96a1cd mixed toward gray.

#9ba4c8

#9fa6c4

#a4a9bf

#a8acbb

#adafb6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.54:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.28:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.28:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9b9bc4 · ΔE 4.1

Deuteranopia

#9a99c1 · ΔE 4.7

Tritanopia

#97bcba · ΔE 21.8

Achromatopsia

#a3a3a3 · ΔE 16.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #96a1cd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#96a1cd]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Frequently asked questions

#96a1cd (#96a1cd) is rgb(150, 161, 205) in RGB.

No, #96a1cd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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