#96cbff

Color #96cbff

A vivid, highly saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Sky Blue #87cefa · ΔE 7 Nearest Tailwind class blue-300 #8ec5ff · ΔE 1.7

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Conversions

HEX

#96cbff

RGB

rgb(150, 203, 255)

HSL

hsl(209.7, 100%, 79.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(209.7, 41.2%, 100%)

CMYK

cmyk(41.2%, 20.4%, 0%, 0%)

LAB

lab(79.85, -4.26, -30.91)

LCH

lch(79.85, 31.2, 262.15)

OKLCH

oklch(82.4%, 0.0921, 248.53)

HWB

hwb(209.7, 58.8%, 0%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ffca96

Analogous

#96fffe

#96cbff

#9696ff

Triadic

#96cbff

#ff96cb

#cbff96

Split-complementary

#96cbff

#ff9696

#fffe96

Tetradic

#96cbff

#ca96ff

#ffca96

#cbff96

Square

#96cbff

#fe96ff

#ffca96

#96ff96

Shades

Color #96cbff mixed toward black.

#52aaff

#0f88ff

#0066ca

#004487

#002243

Tints

Color #96cbff mixed toward white.

#a7d4ff

#b9dcff

#cae5ff

#dceeff

#edf6ff

Tones

Color #96cbff mixed toward gray.

#9fcbf6

#a7cbed

#b0cbe5

#b9cbdc

#c2cbd3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.71:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.28:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.28:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b0b0f4 · ΔE 13.8

Deuteranopia

#aca8f1 · ΔE 15.1

Tritanopia

#99eae8 · ΔE 20.1

Achromatopsia

#c6c6c6 · ΔE 18.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #96cbff;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#96cbff]

Related colors

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Steel Blue #4682b4

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Frequently asked questions

#96cbff (#96cbff) is rgb(150, 203, 255) in RGB.

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

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