#96a9d3

Color #96a9d3

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 13.14 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 5.9

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Conversions

HEX

#96a9d3

RGB

rgb(150, 169, 211)

HSL

hsl(221.3, 40.9%, 70.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(221.3, 28.9%, 82.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(28.9%, 19.9%, 0%, 17.3%)

LAB

lab(69.16, 2.96, -23.48)

LCH

lch(69.16, 23.67, 277.19)

OKLCH

oklch(73.5%, 0.0648, 265.84)

HWB

hwb(221.3, 58.8%, 17.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d3c096

Analogous

#96c8d3

#96a9d3

#a296d3

Triadic

#96a9d3

#d396a9

#a9d396

Split-complementary

#96a9d3

#d3a296

#c8d396

Tetradic

#96a9d3

#c096d3

#d3c096

#a9d396

Square

#96a9d3

#d396c8

#d3c096

#96d3a2

Shades

Color #96a9d3 mixed toward black.

#6c86c1

#4766aa

#354c7f

#243355

#12192a

Tints

Color #96a9d3 mixed toward white.

#a8b7da

#b9c6e2

#cbd4e9

#dce2f0

#eef1f8

Tones

Color #96a9d3 mixed toward gray.

#9babce

#a0adc9

#a5afc4

#aab1bf

#afb3ba

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.36:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.91:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.91:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9f9fca · ΔE 6.6

Deuteranopia

#9d9cc8 · ΔE 7.2

Tritanopia

#97c2c1 · ΔE 20.2

Achromatopsia

#a9a9a9 · ΔE 15.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #96a9d3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#96a9d3]

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

#96a9d3 (#96a9d3) is rgb(150, 169, 211) in RGB.

No, #96a9d3 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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