#96aace

Color #96aace

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 10.94 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 4.6

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Conversions

HEX

#96aace

RGB

rgb(150, 170, 206)

HSL

hsl(218.6, 36.4%, 69.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(218.6, 27.2%, 80.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(27.2%, 17.5%, 0%, 19.2%)

LAB

lab(69.25, 1.19, -20.59)

LCH

lch(69.25, 20.62, 273.31)

OKLCH

oklch(73.5%, 0.057, 262.14)

HWB

hwb(218.6, 58.8%, 19.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ceba96

Analogous

#96c6ce

#96aace

#9e96ce

Triadic

#96aace

#ce96aa

#aace96

Split-complementary

#96aace

#ce9e96

#c6ce96

Tetradic

#96aace

#ba96ce

#ceba96

#aace96

Square

#96aace

#ce96c6

#ceba96

#96ce9e

Shades

Color #96aace mixed toward black.

#6d89bb

#4b6aa2

#395079

#263551

#131b28

Tints

Color #96aace mixed toward white.

#a7b8d6

#b9c6de

#cad4e7

#dce3ef

#edf1f7

Tones

Color #96aace mixed toward gray.

#9babc9

#9fadc5

#a4aec0

#a9afbb

#adb1b7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.35:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.94:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.94:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9f9fc6 · ΔE 7.7

Deuteranopia

#9e9cc4 · ΔE 8.5

Tritanopia

#97bfbe · ΔE 18.2

Achromatopsia

#a9a9a9 · ΔE 14.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #96aace;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#96aace]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#96aace (#96aace) is rgb(150, 170, 206) in RGB.

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

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