#96bcf8

Color #96bcf8

A vivid, highly saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Sky Blue #87cefa · ΔE 14.44 Nearest Tailwind class blue-300 #8ec5ff · ΔE 4.2

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Conversions

HEX

#96bcf8

RGB

rgb(150, 188, 248)

HSL

hsl(216.7, 87.5%, 78%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(216.7, 39.5%, 97.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(39.5%, 24.2%, 0%, 2.7%)

LAB

lab(75.59, 1.99, -33.72)

LCH

lch(75.59, 33.78, 273.38)

OKLCH

oklch(79%, 0.0953, 259.36)

HWB

hwb(216.7, 58.8%, 2.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#f8d296

Analogous

#96edf8

#96bcf8

#a196f8

Triadic

#96bcf8

#f896bc

#bcf896

Split-complementary

#96bcf8

#f8a196

#edf896

Tetradic

#96bcf8

#d296f8

#f8d296

#bcf896

Square

#96bcf8

#f896ed

#f8d296

#96f8a1

Shades

Color #96bcf8 mixed toward black.

#5894f4

#1a6df0

#0c50ba

#08357c

#041b3e

Tints

Color #96bcf8 mixed toward white.

#a7c7f9

#b9d2fa

#caddfb

#dce9fd

#edf4fe

Tones

Color #96bcf8 mixed toward gray.

#9ebef0

#a6c0e8

#aec1df

#b7c3d7

#bfc5cf

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.94:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.85:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.85:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a8a8eb · ΔE 10.1

Deuteranopia

#a6a3e8 · ΔE 11.2

Tritanopia

#98e1de · ΔE 23.3

Achromatopsia

#bababa · ΔE 19.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #96bcf8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#96bcf8]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Royal Blue #4169e1

Frequently asked questions

#96bcf8 (#96bcf8) is rgb(150, 188, 248) in RGB.

No, #96bcf8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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