#96b7cc

Color #96b7cc

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 7.74 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 8.2

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Conversions

HEX

#96b7cc

RGB

rgb(150, 183, 204)

HSL

hsl(203.3, 34.6%, 69.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(203.3, 26.5%, 80%)

CMYK

cmyk(26.5%, 10.3%, 0%, 20%)

LAB

lab(72.7, -6.37, -14.27)

LCH

lch(72.7, 15.63, 245.94)

OKLCH

oklch(76.2%, 0.0468, 236.14)

HWB

hwb(203.3, 58.8%, 20%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ccab96

Analogous

#96ccc6

#96b7cc

#969ccc

Triadic

#96b7cc

#cc96b7

#b7cc96

Split-complementary

#96b7cc

#cc969c

#ccc696

Tetradic

#96b7cc

#ab96cc

#ccab96

#b7cc96

Square

#96b7cc

#c696cc

#ccab96

#9ccc96

Shades

Color #96b7cc mixed toward black.

#6e9cb9

#4d7f9f

#3a5f77

#27404f

#132028

Tints

Color #96b7cc mixed toward white.

#a7c3d4

#b9cfdd

#cadbe5

#dce7ee

#edf3f6

Tones

Color #96b7cc mixed toward gray.

#9ab6c7

#9fb5c3

#a3b4be

#a8b3ba

#acb2b5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.11:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.94:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.94:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a5a6c7 · ΔE 14.6

Deuteranopia

#a3a1c6 · ΔE 16.2

Tritanopia

#98c3c2 · ΔE 11.1

Achromatopsia

#b2b2b2 · ΔE 12.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #96b7cc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#96b7cc]

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Frequently asked questions

#96b7cc (#96b7cc) is rgb(150, 183, 204) in RGB.

No, #96b7cc is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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