#96ace2

Color #96ace2

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 17.64 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 4

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Conversions

HEX

#96ace2

RGB

rgb(150, 172, 226)

HSL

hsl(222.6, 56.7%, 73.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(222.6, 33.6%, 88.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(33.6%, 23.9%, 0%, 11.4%)

LAB

lab(70.51, 5.07, -29.63)

LCH

lch(70.51, 30.06, 279.71)

OKLCH

oklch(74.7%, 0.0821, 267.28)

HWB

hwb(222.6, 58.8%, 11.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e2cc96

Analogous

#96d2e2

#96ace2

#a696e2

Triadic

#96ace2

#e296ac

#ace296

Split-complementary

#96ace2

#e2a696

#d2e296

Tetradic

#96ace2

#cc96e2

#e2cc96

#ace296

Square

#96ace2

#e296d2

#e2cc96

#96e2a6

Shades

Color #96ace2 mixed toward black.

#6585d4

#365fc4

#294893

#1b3062

#0e1831

Tints

Color #96ace2 mixed toward white.

#a7bae7

#b9c8ec

#cad5f0

#dce3f5

#edf1fa

Tones

Color #96ace2 mixed toward gray.

#9cafdc

#a3b1d5

#a9b4cf

#afb7c9

#b6b9c2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.26:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.3:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.3:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a0a0d7 · ΔE 6.6

Deuteranopia

#9f9dd4 · ΔE 7.5

Tritanopia

#97cdcb · ΔE 23

Achromatopsia

#acacac · ΔE 18.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #96ace2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#96ace2]

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

#96ace2 (#96ace2) is rgb(150, 172, 226) in RGB.

No, #96ace2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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