#96a4dc

Color #96a4dc

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 19.94 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 5.7

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Conversions

HEX

#96a4dc

RGB

rgb(150, 164, 220)

HSL

hsl(228, 50%, 72.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(228, 31.8%, 86.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(31.8%, 25.5%, 0%, 13.7%)

LAB

lab(68.17, 8.01, -29.95)

LCH

lch(68.17, 31, 284.97)

OKLCH

oklch(72.8%, 0.083, 273.31)

HWB

hwb(228, 58.8%, 13.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#dcce96

Analogous

#96c7dc

#96a4dc

#ab96dc

Triadic

#96a4dc

#dc96a4

#a4dc96

Split-complementary

#96a4dc

#dcab96

#c7dc96

Tetradic

#96a4dc

#ce96dc

#dcce96

#a4dc96

Square

#96a4dc

#dc96c7

#dcce96

#96dcab

Shades

Color #96a4dc mixed toward black.

#687ccd

#3e56b9

#2e418b

#1f2b5c

#0f162e

Tints

Color #96a4dc mixed toward white.

#a7b3e2

#b9c2e8

#cad1ed

#dce1f3

#edf0f9

Tones

Color #96a4dc mixed toward gray.

#9ca7d6

#a2abd0

#a7aeca

#adb2c5

#b3b5bf

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.43:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.64:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.64:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9c9cd0 · ΔE 4.7

Deuteranopia

#9b9acd · ΔE 5.3

Tritanopia

#97c6c4 · ΔE 23.8

Achromatopsia

#a6a6a6 · ΔE 18.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #96a4dc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#96a4dc]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Frequently asked questions

#96a4dc (#96a4dc) is rgb(150, 164, 220) in RGB.

No, #96a4dc is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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