#96a6bc

Color #96a6bc

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 11.08 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 1.7

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Conversions

HEX

#96a6bc

RGB

rgb(150, 166, 188)

HSL

hsl(214.7, 22.1%, 66.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(214.7, 20.2%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(20.2%, 11.7%, 0%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(67.57, -0.83, -13.17)

LCH

lch(67.57, 13.2, 266.39)

OKLCH

oklch(72%, 0.0368, 256.34)

HWB

hwb(214.7, 58.8%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bcac96

Analogous

#96b9bc

#96a6bc

#9996bc

Triadic

#96a6bc

#bc96a6

#a6bc96

Split-complementary

#96a6bc

#bc9996

#b9bc96

Tetradic

#96a6bc

#ac96bc

#bcac96

#a6bc96

Square

#96a6bc

#bc96b9

#bcac96

#96bc99

Shades

Color #96a6bc mixed toward black.

#7489a6

#586d8a

#425267

#2c3645

#161b22

Tints

Color #96a6bc mixed toward white.

#a8b5c7

#b9c4d2

#cbd3de

#dce1e9

#eef0f4

Tones

Color #96a6bc mixed toward gray.

#99a7b9

#9ca7b6

#a0a8b3

#a3a8af

#a6a9ac

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.48:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.48:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.48:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9d9db7 · ΔE 8

Deuteranopia

#9c9bb6 · ΔE 8.7

Tritanopia

#97b3b2 · ΔE 12.9

Achromatopsia

#a5a5a5 · ΔE 10.2

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #96a6bc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#96a6bc]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#96a6bc (#96a6bc) is rgb(150, 166, 188) in RGB.

No, #96a6bc is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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