#96afe2

Color #96afe2

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 15.72 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 4.1

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Conversions

HEX

#96afe2

RGB

rgb(150, 175, 226)

HSL

hsl(220.3, 56.7%, 73.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(220.3, 33.6%, 88.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(33.6%, 22.6%, 0%, 11.4%)

LAB

lab(71.31, 3.4, -28.41)

LCH

lch(71.31, 28.61, 276.82)

OKLCH

oklch(75.4%, 0.079, 264.26)

HWB

hwb(220.3, 58.8%, 11.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e2c996

Analogous

#96d5e2

#96afe2

#a396e2

Triadic

#96afe2

#e296af

#afe296

Split-complementary

#96afe2

#e2a396

#d5e296

Tetradic

#96afe2

#c996e2

#e2c996

#afe296

Square

#96afe2

#e296d5

#e2c996

#96e2a3

Shades

Color #96afe2 mixed toward black.

#6589d4

#3665c4

#294c93

#1b3262

#0e1931

Tints

Color #96afe2 mixed toward white.

#a7bce7

#b9caec

#cad7f0

#dce4f5

#edf2fa

Tones

Color #96afe2 mixed toward gray.

#9cb1dc

#a3b3d5

#a9b5cf

#afb8c9

#b6bac2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.2:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.53:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.53:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a1a2d7 · ΔE 7.3

Deuteranopia

#a09ed4 · ΔE 8.4

Tritanopia

#97cecc · ΔE 22.1

Achromatopsia

#afafaf · ΔE 17.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #96afe2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#96afe2]

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

#96afe2 (#96afe2) is rgb(150, 175, 226) in RGB.

No, #96afe2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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