#96afdb

Color #96afdb

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 12.6 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 4.9

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Conversions

HEX

#96afdb

RGB

rgb(150, 175, 219)

HSL

hsl(218.3, 48.9%, 72.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(218.3, 31.5%, 85.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(31.5%, 20.1%, 0%, 14.1%)

LAB

lab(71.05, 1.63, -24.98)

LCH

lch(71.05, 25.03, 273.73)

OKLCH

oklch(75.1%, 0.0695, 261.65)

HWB

hwb(218.3, 58.8%, 14.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#dbc296

Analogous

#96d2db

#96afdb

#a096db

Triadic

#96afdb

#db96af

#afdb96

Split-complementary

#96afdb

#dba096

#d2db96

Tetradic

#96afdb

#c296db

#dbc296

#afdb96

Square

#96afdb

#db96d2

#dbc296

#96dba0

Shades

Color #96afdb mixed toward black.

#688ccb

#3f6ab7

#2f5089

#1f355c

#101b2e

Tints

Color #96afdb mixed toward white.

#a8bce1

#b9cae7

#cbd7ed

#dce4f3

#eef2f9

Tones

Color #96afdb mixed toward gray.

#9cb1d5

#a2b2d0

#a7b4ca

#adb5c4

#b3b7be

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.22:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.45:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.45:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a1a2d1 · ΔE 7.9

Deuteranopia

#a09ecf · ΔE 9

Tritanopia

#97c9c8 · ΔE 20.1

Achromatopsia

#aeaeae · ΔE 16

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Code

CSS

background-color: #96afdb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#96afdb]

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

#96afdb (#96afdb) is rgb(150, 175, 219) in RGB.

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

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