#96bbee

Color #96bbee

A vivid, highly saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Sky Blue #87cefa · ΔE 11.78 Nearest Tailwind class blue-300 #8ec5ff · ΔE 4.3

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Conversions

HEX

#96bbee

RGB

rgb(150, 187, 238)

HSL

hsl(214.8, 72.1%, 76.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(214.8, 37%, 93.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(37%, 21.4%, 0%, 6.7%)

LAB

lab(74.95, -0.09, -29.32)

LCH

lch(74.95, 29.32, 269.82)

OKLCH

oklch(78.4%, 0.0835, 256.5)

HWB

hwb(214.8, 58.8%, 6.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#eec996

Analogous

#96e7ee

#96bbee

#9d96ee

Triadic

#96bbee

#ee96bb

#bbee96

Split-complementary

#96bbee

#ee9d96

#e7ee96

Tetradic

#96bbee

#c996ee

#eec996

#bbee96

Square

#96bbee

#ee96e7

#eec996

#96ee9d

Shades

Color #96bbee mixed toward black.

#5e97e5

#2773dc

#1b56a7

#12396f

#091d38

Tints

Color #96bbee mixed toward white.

#a8c6f1

#b9d2f4

#cbddf6

#dce8f9

#eef4fc

Tones

Color #96bbee mixed toward gray.

#9dbce7

#a5bddf

#acbfd8

#b3c0d1

#bbc1c9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.97:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.64:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.64:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a7a8e3 · ΔE 10.2

Deuteranopia

#a5a2e0 · ΔE 11.5

Tritanopia

#98dad8 · ΔE 21.1

Achromatopsia

#b8b8b8 · ΔE 17.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #96bbee;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#96bbee]

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

#96bbee (#96bbee) is rgb(150, 187, 238) in RGB.

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

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