#96bbdb

Color #96bbdb

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 7.35 Nearest Tailwind class blue-300 #8ec5ff · ΔE 5.7

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Conversions

HEX

#96bbdb

RGB

rgb(150, 187, 219)

HSL

hsl(207.8, 48.9%, 72.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(207.8, 31.5%, 85.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(31.5%, 14.6%, 0%, 14.1%)

LAB

lab(74.28, -4.9, -20.06)

LCH

lch(74.28, 20.65, 256.27)

OKLCH

oklch(77.6%, 0.0608, 244.78)

HWB

hwb(207.8, 58.8%, 14.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#dbb696

Analogous

#96dbd9

#96bbdb

#9699db

Triadic

#96bbdb

#db96bb

#bbdb96

Split-complementary

#96bbdb

#db9699

#dbd996

Tetradic

#96bbdb

#b696db

#dbb696

#bbdb96

Square

#96bbdb

#d996db

#dbb696

#99db96

Shades

Color #96bbdb mixed toward black.

#689dcb

#3f7fb7

#2f6089

#1f405c

#10202e

Tints

Color #96bbdb mixed toward white.

#a8c6e1

#b9d2e7

#cbdded

#dce8f3

#eef4f9

Tones

Color #96bbdb mixed toward gray.

#9cbbd5

#a2bad0

#a7baca

#adb9c4

#b3b9be

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.01:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.43:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.43:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a7a8d4 · ΔE 13.3

Deuteranopia

#a5a2d2 · ΔE 14.5

Tritanopia

#98cecd · ΔE 15.3

Achromatopsia

#b7b7b7 · ΔE 14.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #96bbdb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#96bbdb]

Related colors

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Steel Blue #4682b4

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Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Charcoal #36454f

Frequently asked questions

#96bbdb (#96bbdb) is rgb(150, 187, 219) in RGB.

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

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