#96c7e2

Color #96c7e2

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Sky Blue #87ceeb · ΔE 6.12 Nearest Tailwind class sky-300 #74d4ff · ΔE 6.4

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Conversions

HEX

#96c7e2

RGB

rgb(150, 199, 226)

HSL

hsl(201.3, 56.7%, 73.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(201.3, 33.6%, 88.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(33.6%, 11.9%, 0%, 11.4%)

LAB

lab(77.77, -9.56, -18.55)

LCH

lch(77.77, 20.87, 242.74)

OKLCH

oklch(80.5%, 0.064, 232.68)

HWB

hwb(201.3, 58.8%, 11.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e2b196

Analogous

#96e2d7

#96c7e2

#96a1e2

Triadic

#96c7e2

#e296c7

#c7e296

Split-complementary

#96c7e2

#e296a1

#e2d796

Tetradic

#96c7e2

#b196e2

#e2b196

#c7e296

Square

#96c7e2

#d796e2

#e2b196

#a1e296

Shades

Color #96c7e2 mixed toward black.

#65add4

#3692c4

#296d93

#1b4962

#0e2431

Tints

Color #96c7e2 mixed toward white.

#a7d0e7

#b9daec

#cae3f0

#dcecf5

#edf6fa

Tones

Color #96c7e2 mixed toward gray.

#9cc5dc

#a3c3d5

#a9c1cf

#afc0c9

#b6bec2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.82:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.56:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.56:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#adaedc · ΔE 17.2

Deuteranopia

#aba7da · ΔE 18.4

Tritanopia

#99d7d6 · ΔE 12.5

Achromatopsia

#c0c0c0 · ΔE 15.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #96c7e2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#96c7e2]

Related colors

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Steel Blue #4682b4

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Frequently asked questions

#96c7e2 (#96c7e2) is rgb(150, 199, 226) in RGB.

No, #96c7e2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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