#96bcfb

Color #96bcfb

A vivid, highly saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Sky Blue #87cefa · ΔE 15.68 Nearest Tailwind class blue-300 #8ec5ff · ΔE 4.3

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Conversions

HEX

#96bcfb

RGB

rgb(150, 188, 251)

HSL

hsl(217.4, 92.7%, 78.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(217.4, 40.2%, 98.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(40.2%, 25.1%, 0%, 1.6%)

LAB

lab(75.71, 2.79, -35.15)

LCH

lch(75.71, 35.26, 274.54)

OKLCH

oklch(79.1%, 0.0992, 260.31)

HWB

hwb(217.4, 58.8%, 1.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#fbd596

Analogous

#96effb

#96bcfb

#a296fb

Triadic

#96bcfb

#fb96bc

#bcfb96

Split-complementary

#96bcfb

#fba296

#effb96

Tetradic

#96bcfb

#d596fb

#fbd596

#bcfb96

Square

#96bcfb

#fb96ef

#fbd596

#96fba2

Shades

Color #96bcfb mixed toward black.

#5593f9

#156af6

#074dc1

#053481

#021a40

Tints

Color #96bcfb mixed toward white.

#a7c7fc

#b9d2fc

#caddfd

#dce9fe

#edf4fe

Tones

Color #96bcfb mixed toward gray.

#9ebef3

#a7c0ea

#afc2e2

#b8c4d9

#c0c6d1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.93:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.88:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.88:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a8a8ee · ΔE 10

Deuteranopia

#a6a3ea · ΔE 11.1

Tritanopia

#98e3e0 · ΔE 24

Achromatopsia

#bbbbbb · ΔE 19.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #96bcfb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#96bcfb]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Royal Blue #4169e1

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#96bcfb (#96bcfb) is rgb(150, 188, 251) in RGB.

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

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