#96a4dd

Color #96a4dd

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 19.91 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 5.5

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Conversions

HEX

#96a4dd

RGB

rgb(150, 164, 221)

HSL

hsl(228.2, 51.1%, 72.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(228.2, 32.1%, 86.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(32.1%, 25.8%, 0%, 13.3%)

LAB

lab(68.21, 8.27, -30.44)

LCH

lch(68.21, 31.54, 285.2)

OKLCH

oklch(72.9%, 0.0845, 273.46)

HWB

hwb(228.2, 58.8%, 13.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ddcf96

Analogous

#96c7dd

#96a4dd

#ab96dd

Triadic

#96a4dd

#dd96a4

#a4dd96

Split-complementary

#96a4dd

#ddab96

#c7dd96

Tetradic

#96a4dd

#cf96dd

#ddcf96

#a4dd96

Square

#96a4dd

#dd96c7

#ddcf96

#96ddab

Shades

Color #96a4dd mixed toward black.

#677bce

#3c55bb

#2d408c

#1e2b5d

#0f152f

Tints

Color #96a4dd mixed toward white.

#a7b3e3

#b9c2e8

#cad1ee

#dce1f4

#edf0f9

Tones

Color #96a4dd mixed toward gray.

#9ca7d7

#a2abd1

#a8afcb

#aeb2c5

#b3b6bf

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.43:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.65:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.65:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9c9cd1 · ΔE 4.7

Deuteranopia

#9b9ace · ΔE 5.3

Tritanopia

#97c7c5 · ΔE 24

Achromatopsia

#a6a6a6 · ΔE 18.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #96a4dd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#96a4dd]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Frequently asked questions

#96a4dd (#96a4dd) is rgb(150, 164, 221) in RGB.

No, #96a4dd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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