#96a9c6

Color #96a9c6

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 9.97 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 2.9

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Conversions

HEX

#96a9c6

RGB

rgb(150, 169, 198)

HSL

hsl(216.3, 29.6%, 68.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(216.3, 24.2%, 77.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(24.2%, 14.6%, 0%, 22.4%)

LAB

lab(68.7, -0.17, -16.99)

LCH

lch(68.7, 16.99, 269.43)

OKLCH

oklch(73%, 0.0473, 258.79)

HWB

hwb(216.3, 58.8%, 22.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c6b396

Analogous

#96c1c6

#96a9c6

#9b96c6

Triadic

#96a9c6

#c696a9

#a9c696

Split-complementary

#96a9c6

#c69b96

#c1c696

Tetradic

#96a9c6

#b396c6

#c6b396

#a9c696

Square

#96a9c6

#c696c1

#c6b396

#96c69b

Shades

Color #96a9c6 mixed toward black.

#708ab2

#526d96

#3d5271

#29364b

#141b26

Tints

Color #96a9c6 mixed toward white.

#a7b7cf

#b9c6d9

#cad4e2

#dce2ec

#edf1f5

Tones

Color #96a9c6 mixed toward gray.

#9aaac2

#9eabbe

#a2abba

#a6acb6

#aaadb2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.39:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.79:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.79:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9f9fc0 · ΔE 8.3

Deuteranopia

#9d9cbe · ΔE 9

Tritanopia

#97bab9 · ΔE 15.7

Achromatopsia

#a8a8a8 · ΔE 12.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #96a9c6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#96a9c6]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#96a9c6 (#96a9c6) is rgb(150, 169, 198) in RGB.

No, #96a9c6 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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