#96baec

Color #96baec

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Sky Blue #87cefa · ΔE 11.91 Nearest Tailwind class blue-300 #8ec5ff · ΔE 4.6

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Conversions

HEX

#96baec

RGB

rgb(150, 186, 236)

HSL

hsl(214.9, 69.4%, 75.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(214.9, 36.4%, 92.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(36.4%, 21.2%, 0%, 7.5%)

LAB

lab(74.61, -0.07, -28.76)

LCH

lch(74.61, 28.76, 269.86)

OKLCH

oklch(78.1%, 0.0818, 256.64)

HWB

hwb(214.9, 58.8%, 7.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ecc896

Analogous

#96e5ec

#96baec

#9d96ec

Triadic

#96baec

#ec96ba

#baec96

Split-complementary

#96baec

#ec9d96

#e5ec96

Tetradic

#96baec

#c896ec

#ecc896

#baec96

Square

#96baec

#ec96e5

#ecc896

#96ec9d

Shades

Color #96baec mixed toward black.

#6096e2

#2972d8

#1e56a4

#14396d

#0a1d37

Tints

Color #96baec mixed toward white.

#a8c6ef

#b9d1f2

#cbddf6

#dce8f9

#eef4fc

Tones

Color #96baec mixed toward gray.

#9dbbe5

#a4bcde

#acbed7

#b3bfcf

#bac0c8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.99:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.53:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.53:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a7a7e1 · ΔE 10.3

Deuteranopia

#a5a2df · ΔE 11.3

Tritanopia

#98d8d6 · ΔE 20.9

Achromatopsia

#b8b8b8 · ΔE 17.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #96baec;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#96baec]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#96baec (#96baec) is rgb(150, 186, 236) in RGB.

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

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