#969dcc

Color #969dcc

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 18.47 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 7.9

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Conversions

HEX

#969dcc

RGB

rgb(150, 157, 204)

HSL

hsl(232.2, 34.6%, 69.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(232.2, 26.5%, 80%)

CMYK

cmyk(26.5%, 23%, 0%, 20%)

LAB

lab(65.71, 7.97, -24.87)

LCH

lch(65.71, 26.12, 287.77)

OKLCH

oklch(70.7%, 0.0692, 277.9)

HWB

hwb(232.2, 58.8%, 20%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ccc596

Analogous

#96b8cc

#969dcc

#aa96cc

Triadic

#969dcc

#cc969d

#9dcc96

Split-complementary

#969dcc

#ccaa96

#b8cc96

Tetradic

#969dcc

#c596cc

#ccc596

#9dcc96

Square

#969dcc

#cc96b8

#ccc596

#96ccaa

Shades

Color #969dcc mixed toward black.

#6e78b9

#4d589f

#3a4277

#272c4f

#131628

Tints

Color #969dcc mixed toward white.

#a7add4

#b9bedd

#cacee5

#dcdeee

#edeff6

Tones

Color #969dcc mixed toward gray.

#9aa0c7

#9fa4c3

#a3a7be

#a8aaba

#acaeb5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.63:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.99:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.99:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9999c2 · ΔE 3.1

Deuteranopia

#9998bf · ΔE 3.8

Tritanopia

#96bab8 · ΔE 22.8

Achromatopsia

#a0a0a0 · ΔE 17

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #969dcc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#969dcc]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#969dcc (#969dcc) is rgb(150, 157, 204) in RGB.

No, #969dcc is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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