#96b3cc

Color #96b3cc

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 7.47 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 6.2

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Conversions

HEX

#96b3cc

RGB

rgb(150, 179, 204)

HSL

hsl(207.8, 34.6%, 69.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(207.8, 26.5%, 80%)

CMYK

cmyk(26.5%, 12.3%, 0%, 20%)

LAB

lab(71.61, -4.21, -15.91)

LCH

lch(71.61, 16.46, 255.18)

OKLCH

oklch(75.4%, 0.0481, 244.5)

HWB

hwb(207.8, 58.8%, 20%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ccaf96

Analogous

#96ccca

#96b3cc

#9698cc

Triadic

#96b3cc

#cc96b3

#b3cc96

Split-complementary

#96b3cc

#cc9698

#ccca96

Tetradic

#96b3cc

#af96cc

#ccaf96

#b3cc96

Square

#96b3cc

#ca96cc

#ccaf96

#98cc96

Shades

Color #96b3cc mixed toward black.

#6e96b9

#4d799f

#3a5b77

#273c4f

#131e28

Tints

Color #96b3cc mixed toward white.

#a7c0d4

#b9ccdd

#cad9e5

#dce6ee

#edf2f6

Tones

Color #96b3cc mixed toward gray.

#9ab3c7

#9fb2c3

#a3b2be

#a8b2ba

#acb1b5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.18:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.62:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.62:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a3a4c6 · ΔE 12.5

Deuteranopia

#a29fc5 · ΔE 14.3

Tritanopia

#98c2c1 · ΔE 13.3

Achromatopsia

#afafaf · ΔE 12.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #96b3cc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#96b3cc]

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Slate Gray #708090

Charcoal #36454f

Frequently asked questions

#96b3cc (#96b3cc) is rgb(150, 179, 204) in RGB.

No, #96b3cc is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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