#96bcee

Color #96bcee

A vivid, highly saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Sky Blue #87cefa · ΔE 11.15 Nearest Tailwind class blue-300 #8ec5ff · ΔE 4

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Conversions

HEX

#96bcee

RGB

rgb(150, 188, 238)

HSL

hsl(214.1, 72.1%, 76.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(214.1, 37%, 93.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(37%, 21%, 0%, 6.7%)

LAB

lab(75.22, -0.64, -28.91)

LCH

lch(75.22, 28.92, 268.73)

OKLCH

oklch(78.6%, 0.0826, 255.49)

HWB

hwb(214.1, 58.8%, 6.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#eec896

Analogous

#96e8ee

#96bcee

#9c96ee

Triadic

#96bcee

#ee96bc

#bcee96

Split-complementary

#96bcee

#ee9c96

#e8ee96

Tetradic

#96bcee

#c896ee

#eec896

#bcee96

Square

#96bcee

#ee96e8

#eec896

#96ee9c

Shades

Color #96bcee mixed toward black.

#5e99e5

#2775dc

#1b57a7

#123a6f

#091d38

Tints

Color #96bcee mixed toward white.

#a8c7f1

#b9d2f4

#cbdef6

#dce9f9

#eef4fc

Tones

Color #96bcee mixed toward gray.

#9dbde7

#a5bedf

#acbfd8

#b3c0d1

#bbc1c9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.96:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.72:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.72:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a8a8e3 · ΔE 10.8

Deuteranopia

#a6a3e1 · ΔE 11.7

Tritanopia

#98dad8 · ΔE 20.7

Achromatopsia

#b9b9b9 · ΔE 17.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #96bcee;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#96bcee]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#96bcee (#96bcee) is rgb(150, 188, 238) in RGB.

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

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