#96b8fd

Color #96b8fd

A vivid, highly saturated light blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 17.66 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 4.2

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Conversions

HEX

#96b8fd

RGB

rgb(150, 184, 253)

HSL

hsl(220.2, 96.3%, 79%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(220.2, 40.7%, 99.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(40.7%, 27.3%, 0%, 0.8%)

LAB

lab(74.73, 5.53, -37.74)

LCH

lch(74.73, 38.14, 278.34)

OKLCH

oklch(78.4%, 0.1059, 263.93)

HWB

hwb(220.2, 58.8%, 0.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#fddb96

Analogous

#96ebfd

#96b8fd

#a796fd

Triadic

#96b8fd

#fd96b8

#b8fd96

Split-complementary

#96b8fd

#fda796

#ebfd96

Tetradic

#96b8fd

#db96fd

#fddb96

#b8fd96

Square

#96b8fd

#fd96eb

#fddb96

#96fda7

Shades

Color #96b8fd mixed toward black.

#548bfc

#125ffb

#0444c6

#022d84

#011742

Tints

Color #96b8fd mixed toward white.

#a7c4fd

#b9d0fe

#cadbfe

#dce7fe

#edf3ff

Tones

Color #96b8fd mixed toward gray.

#9ebbf4

#a7beec

#b0c1e3

#b8c4db

#c1c7d2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.99:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.57:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.57:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a6a6ef · ΔE 8.9

Deuteranopia

#a4a1eb · ΔE 10

Tritanopia

#98e3e0 · ΔE 25.4

Achromatopsia

#b8b8b8 · ΔE 20.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #96b8fd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#96b8fd]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#96b8fd (#96b8fd) is rgb(150, 184, 253) in RGB.

No, #96b8fd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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