#96b8ee

Color #96b8ee

A vivid, highly saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Sky Blue #87cefa · ΔE 13.73 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 4.6

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Conversions

HEX

#96b8ee

RGB

rgb(150, 184, 238)

HSL

hsl(216.8, 72.1%, 76.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(216.8, 37%, 93.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(37%, 22.7%, 0%, 6.7%)

LAB

lab(74.15, 1.55, -30.55)

LCH

lch(74.15, 30.59, 272.9)

OKLCH

oklch(77.7%, 0.0861, 259.5)

HWB

hwb(216.8, 58.8%, 6.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#eecc96

Analogous

#96e4ee

#96b8ee

#a096ee

Triadic

#96b8ee

#ee96b8

#b8ee96

Split-complementary

#96b8ee

#eea096

#e4ee96

Tetradic

#96b8ee

#cc96ee

#eecc96

#b8ee96

Square

#96b8ee

#ee96e4

#eecc96

#96eea0

Shades

Color #96b8ee mixed toward black.

#5e92e5

#276ddc

#1b51a7

#12366f

#091b38

Tints

Color #96b8ee mixed toward white.

#a8c4f1

#b9d0f4

#cbdcf6

#dce7f9

#eef3fc

Tones

Color #96b8ee mixed toward gray.

#9dbae7

#a5bbdf

#acbdd8

#b3bfd1

#bbc0c9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.02:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.39:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.39:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a6a6e2 · ΔE 9.6

Deuteranopia

#a4a1e0 · ΔE 10.6

Tritanopia

#98d9d7 · ΔE 22

Achromatopsia

#b6b6b6 · ΔE 18.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #96b8ee;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#96b8ee]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Royal Blue #4169e1

Frequently asked questions

#96b8ee (#96b8ee) is rgb(150, 184, 238) in RGB.

No, #96b8ee is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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