#96a1cc

Color #96a1cc

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 15.81 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 6.7

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Conversions

HEX

#96a1cc

RGB

rgb(150, 161, 204)

HSL

hsl(227.8, 34.6%, 69.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(227.8, 26.5%, 80%)

CMYK

cmyk(26.5%, 21.1%, 0%, 20%)

LAB

lab(66.77, 5.71, -23.25)

LCH

lch(66.77, 23.94, 283.8)

OKLCH

oklch(71.6%, 0.064, 273.49)

HWB

hwb(227.8, 58.8%, 20%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ccc196

Analogous

#96bccc

#96a1cc

#a696cc

Triadic

#96a1cc

#cc96a1

#a1cc96

Split-complementary

#96a1cc

#cca696

#bccc96

Tetradic

#96a1cc

#c196cc

#ccc196

#a1cc96

Square

#96a1cc

#cc96bc

#ccc196

#96cca6

Shades

Color #96a1cc mixed toward black.

#6e7db9

#4d5e9f

#3a4677

#272f4f

#131728

Tints

Color #96a1cc mixed toward white.

#a7b1d4

#b9c0dd

#cad0e5

#dce0ee

#edeff6

Tones

Color #96a1cc mixed toward gray.

#9aa4c7

#9fa6c3

#a3a9be

#a8acba

#acaeb5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.54:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.27:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.27:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9b9bc3 · ΔE 4.1

Deuteranopia

#9a99c0 · ΔE 4.7

Tritanopia

#97bbb9 · ΔE 21.5

Achromatopsia

#a2a2a2 · ΔE 15.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #96a1cc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#96a1cc]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Frequently asked questions

#96a1cc (#96a1cc) is rgb(150, 161, 204) in RGB.

No, #96a1cc 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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