#96a9c3

Color #96a9c3

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 9.85 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 2.4

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Conversions

HEX

#96a9c3

RGB

rgb(150, 169, 195)

HSL

hsl(214.7, 27.3%, 67.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(214.7, 23.1%, 76.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(23.1%, 13.3%, 0%, 23.5%)

LAB

lab(68.61, -0.87, -15.49)

LCH

lch(68.61, 15.51, 266.79)

OKLCH

oklch(72.9%, 0.0434, 256.28)

HWB

hwb(214.7, 58.8%, 23.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c3b096

Analogous

#96bfc3

#96a9c3

#9996c3

Triadic

#96a9c3

#c396a9

#a9c396

Split-complementary

#96a9c3

#c39996

#bfc396

Tetradic

#96a9c3

#b096c3

#c3b096

#a9c396

Square

#96a9c3

#c396bf

#c3b096

#96c399

Shades

Color #96a9c3 mixed toward black.

#718bae

#546e92

#3f536e

#2a3749

#151c25

Tints

Color #96a9c3 mixed toward white.

#a7b7cd

#b9c6d7

#cad4e1

#dce2eb

#edf1f5

Tones

Color #96a9c3 mixed toward gray.

#9aa9bf

#9daabb

#a1abb8

#a5abb4

#a9acb0

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

#9f9fbd · ΔE 8.7

Deuteranopia

#9d9cbc · ΔE 9.5

Tritanopia

#97b8b7 · ΔE 14.5

Achromatopsia

#a7a7a7 · ΔE 11.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #96a9c3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#96a9c3]

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

#96a9c3 (#96a9c3) is rgb(150, 169, 195) in RGB.

No, #96a9c3 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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