#96b2dd

Color #96b2dd

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 11.68 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 5

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Conversions

HEX

#96b2dd

RGB

rgb(150, 178, 221)

HSL

hsl(216.3, 51.1%, 72.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(216.3, 32.1%, 86.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(32.1%, 19.5%, 0%, 13.3%)

LAB

lab(71.92, 0.48, -24.73)

LCH

lch(71.92, 24.73, 271.11)

OKLCH

oklch(75.8%, 0.0695, 258.88)

HWB

hwb(216.3, 58.8%, 13.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ddc196

Analogous

#96d5dd

#96b2dd

#9d96dd

Triadic

#96b2dd

#dd96b2

#b2dd96

Split-complementary

#96b2dd

#dd9d96

#d5dd96

Tetradic

#96b2dd

#c196dd

#ddc196

#b2dd96

Square

#96b2dd

#dd96d5

#ddc196

#96dd9d

Shades

Color #96b2dd mixed toward black.

#6790ce

#3c6ebb

#2d538c

#1e375d

#0f1c2f

Tints

Color #96b2dd mixed toward white.

#a7bfe3

#b9cce8

#cad8ee

#dce5f4

#edf2f9

Tones

Color #96b2dd mixed toward gray.

#9cb3d7

#a2b4d1

#a8b6cb

#aeb7c5

#b3b8bf

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.16:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.71:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.71:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a3a3d4 · ΔE 9.1

Deuteranopia

#a19fd1 · ΔE 9.9

Tritanopia

#98ccca · ΔE 19.9

Achromatopsia

#b0b0b0 · ΔE 15.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #96b2dd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#96b2dd]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#96b2dd (#96b2dd) is rgb(150, 178, 221) in RGB.

No, #96b2dd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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