#96a8cb

Color #96a8cb

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 11.27 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 4.3

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Conversions

HEX

#96a8cb

RGB

rgb(150, 168, 203)

HSL

hsl(219.6, 33.8%, 69.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(219.6, 26.1%, 79.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(26.1%, 17.2%, 0%, 20.4%)

LAB

lab(68.61, 1.57, -19.91)

LCH

lch(68.61, 19.97, 274.51)

OKLCH

oklch(73%, 0.0548, 263.61)

HWB

hwb(219.6, 58.8%, 20.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cbb996

Analogous

#96c3cb

#96a8cb

#9e96cb

Triadic

#96a8cb

#cb96a8

#a8cb96

Split-complementary

#96a8cb

#cb9e96

#c3cb96

Tetradic

#96a8cb

#b996cb

#cbb996

#a8cb96

Square

#96a8cb

#cb96c3

#cbb996

#96cb9e

Shades

Color #96a8cb mixed toward black.

#6f87b8

#4e699d

#3a4f76

#27344f

#131a27

Tints

Color #96a8cb mixed toward white.

#a7b6d4

#b9c5dc

#cad3e5

#dce2ee

#edf0f6

Tones

Color #96a8cb mixed toward gray.

#9aa9c7

#9fabc2

#a3acbe

#a8aeb9

#acafb5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.4:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.76:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.76:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9e9ec3 · ΔE 7.1

Deuteranopia

#9d9cc1 · ΔE 7.6

Tritanopia

#97bdbb · ΔE 18.5

Achromatopsia

#a7a7a7 · ΔE 13.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #96a8cb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#96a8cb]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#96a8cb (#96a8cb) is rgb(150, 168, 203) in RGB.

No, #96a8cb is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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