#96aadd

Color #96aadd

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 16.64 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 4.7

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Conversions

HEX

#96aadd

RGB

rgb(150, 170, 221)

HSL

hsl(223.1, 51.1%, 72.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(223.1, 32.1%, 86.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(32.1%, 23.1%, 0%, 13.3%)

LAB

lab(69.79, 4.91, -28)

LCH

lch(69.79, 28.43, 279.95)

OKLCH

oklch(74.1%, 0.0775, 267.85)

HWB

hwb(223.1, 58.8%, 13.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ddc996

Analogous

#96cddd

#96aadd

#a596dd

Triadic

#96aadd

#dd96aa

#aadd96

Split-complementary

#96aadd

#dda596

#cddd96

Tetradic

#96aadd

#c996dd

#ddc996

#aadd96

Square

#96aadd

#dd96cd

#ddc996

#96dda5

Shades

Color #96aadd mixed toward black.

#6784ce

#3c60bb

#2d488c

#1e305d

#0f182f

Tints

Color #96aadd mixed toward white.

#a7b8e3

#b9c6e8

#cad4ee

#dce3f4

#edf1f9

Tones

Color #96aadd mixed toward gray.

#9cacd7

#a2afd1

#a8b2cb

#aeb4c5

#b3b7bf

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.31:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.09:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.09:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9f9fd2 · ΔE 6.3

Deuteranopia

#9e9ccf · ΔE 7.2

Tritanopia

#97c9c7 · ΔE 22.5

Achromatopsia

#aaaaaa · ΔE 17.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #96aadd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#96aadd]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#96aadd (#96aadd) is rgb(150, 170, 221) in RGB.

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

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