#96b4e7

Color #96b4e7

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Sky Blue #87cefa · ΔE 14.51 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 4.2

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Conversions

HEX

#96b4e7

RGB

rgb(150, 180, 231)

HSL

hsl(217.8, 62.8%, 74.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(217.8, 35.1%, 90.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(35.1%, 22.1%, 0%, 9.4%)

LAB

lab(72.82, 1.93, -28.8)

LCH

lch(72.82, 28.86, 273.83)

OKLCH

oklch(76.6%, 0.0807, 260.88)

HWB

hwb(217.8, 58.8%, 9.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e7c996

Analogous

#96dce7

#96b4e7

#a196e7

Triadic

#96b4e7

#e796b4

#b4e796

Split-complementary

#96b4e7

#e7a196

#dce796

Tetradic

#96b4e7

#c996e7

#e7c996

#b4e796

Square

#96b4e7

#e796dc

#e7c996

#96e7a1

Shades

Color #96b4e7 mixed toward black.

#628fdb

#2f6acf

#23509b

#183567

#0c1b34

Tints

Color #96b4e7 mixed toward white.

#a7c0eb

#b9cdef

#cad9f3

#dce6f7

#edf2fb

Tones

Color #96b4e7 mixed toward gray.

#9db6e0

#a3b7d9

#aab9d3

#b1bbcc

#b8bdc5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.1:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.98:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.98:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a4a4dc · ΔE 8.8

Deuteranopia

#a2a0d9 · ΔE 9.6

Tritanopia

#98d3d1 · ΔE 21.6

Achromatopsia

#b3b3b3 · ΔE 17.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #96b4e7;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#96b4e7]

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

#96b4e7 (#96b4e7) is rgb(150, 180, 231) in RGB.

No, #96b4e7 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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