#96abd7

Color #96abd7

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 13.42 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 5.5

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Conversions

HEX

#96abd7

RGB

rgb(150, 171, 215)

HSL

hsl(220.6, 44.8%, 71.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(220.6, 30.2%, 84.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(30.2%, 20.5%, 0%, 15.7%)

LAB

lab(69.83, 2.84, -24.64)

LCH

lch(69.83, 24.8, 276.57)

OKLCH

oklch(74.1%, 0.0682, 264.87)

HWB

hwb(220.6, 58.8%, 15.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d7c296

Analogous

#96ccd7

#96abd7

#a296d7

Triadic

#96abd7

#d796ab

#abd796

Split-complementary

#96abd7

#d7a296

#ccd796

Tetradic

#96abd7

#c296d7

#d7c296

#abd796

Square

#96abd7

#d796cc

#d7c296

#96d7a2

Shades

Color #96abd7 mixed toward black.

#6a88c6

#4366b0

#324d84

#223358

#111a2c

Tints

Color #96abd7 mixed toward white.

#a8b9de

#b9c7e4

#cbd5eb

#dce3f2

#eef1f8

Tones

Color #96abd7 mixed toward gray.

#9cadd2

#a1afcc

#a6b1c7

#acb3c1

#b1b5bc

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.31:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.1:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.1:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a0a0cd · ΔE 7.1

Deuteranopia

#9e9dcb · ΔE 7.6

Tritanopia

#97c6c4 · ΔE 20.9

Achromatopsia

#ababab · ΔE 16

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Code

CSS

background-color: #96abd7;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#96abd7]

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

#96abd7 (#96abd7) is rgb(150, 171, 215) in RGB.

No, #96abd7 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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