#96d8ef

Color #96d8ef

A vivid, highly saturated light cyan.

Closest named color Sky Blue #87ceeb · ΔE 4.98 Nearest Tailwind class sky-300 #74d4ff · ΔE 5.6

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Conversions

HEX

#96d8ef

RGB

rgb(150, 216, 239)

HSL

hsl(195.5, 73.6%, 76.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(195.5, 37.2%, 93.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(37.2%, 9.6%, 0%, 6.3%)

LAB

lab(82.82, -15.16, -17.87)

LCH

lch(82.82, 23.43, 229.69)

OKLCH

oklch(84.6%, 0.0737, 221.76)

HWB

hwb(195.5, 58.8%, 6.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#efad96

Analogous

#96efda

#96d8ef

#96acef

Triadic

#96d8ef

#ef96d8

#d8ef96

Split-complementary

#96d8ef

#ef96ac

#efda96

Tetradic

#96d8ef

#ad96ef

#efad96

#d8ef96

Square

#96d8ef

#da96ef

#efad96

#acef96

Shades

Color #96d8ef mixed toward black.

#5ec3e6

#25aede

#1a84a9

#115871

#092c38

Tints

Color #96d8ef mixed toward white.

#a8dff2

#b9e5f4

#cbecf7

#dcf2fa

#eef9fc

Tones

Color #96d8ef mixed toward gray.

#9dd4e8

#a5d1e0

#accdd9

#b4cad1

#bbc6ca

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.57:1

Aa Black text on this color

13.37:1

Black text reads better on this background (13.37:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b6b7ea · ΔE 20.8

Deuteranopia

#b3ade8 · ΔE 22.3

Tritanopia

#9ae5e4 · ΔE 9.9

Achromatopsia

#cecece · ΔE 17.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #96d8ef;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#96d8ef]

Related colors

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Frequently asked questions

#96d8ef (#96d8ef) is rgb(150, 216, 239) in RGB.

No, #96d8ef is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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