#96c2e8

Color #96c2e8

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Sky Blue #87cefa · ΔE 7.98 Nearest Tailwind class blue-300 #8ec5ff · ΔE 3.6

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Conversions

HEX

#96c2e8

RGB

rgb(150, 194, 232)

HSL

hsl(207.8, 64.1%, 74.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(207.8, 35.3%, 91%)

CMYK

cmyk(35.3%, 16.4%, 0%, 9%)

LAB

lab(76.61, -5.41, -23.54)

LCH

lch(76.61, 24.15, 257.06)

OKLCH

oklch(79.6%, 0.0715, 244.94)

HWB

hwb(207.8, 58.8%, 9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e8bc96

Analogous

#96e8e5

#96c2e8

#9699e8

Triadic

#96c2e8

#e896c2

#c2e896

Split-complementary

#96c2e8

#e89699

#e8e596

Tetradic

#96c2e8

#bc96e8

#e8bc96

#c2e896

Square

#96c2e8

#e596e8

#e8bc96

#99e896

Shades

Color #96c2e8 mixed toward black.

#62a4dd

#2e85d1

#22649d

#174368

#0b2134

Tints

Color #96c2e8 mixed toward white.

#a7ccec

#b9d6f0

#cae1f4

#dcebf7

#edf5fb

Tones

Color #96c2e8 mixed toward gray.

#9dc2e1

#a4c1da

#aac0d4

#b1c0cd

#b8bfc6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.88:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.18:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.18:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#ababe0 · ΔE 13.8

Deuteranopia

#a8a5dd · ΔE 14.7

Tritanopia

#99d9d7 · ΔE 17

Achromatopsia

#bdbdbd · ΔE 15.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #96c2e8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#96c2e8]

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Slate Gray #708090

Charcoal #36454f

Frequently asked questions

#96c2e8 (#96c2e8) is rgb(150, 194, 232) in RGB.

No, #96c2e8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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