#96a9c8

Color #96a9c8

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 10.2 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 3.3

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Conversions

HEX

#96a9c8

RGB

rgb(150, 169, 200)

HSL

hsl(217.2, 31.2%, 68.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(217.2, 25%, 78.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(25%, 15.5%, 0%, 21.6%)

LAB

lab(68.77, 0.3, -18)

LCH

lch(68.77, 18, 270.95)

OKLCH

oklch(73.1%, 0.0499, 260.2)

HWB

hwb(217.2, 58.8%, 21.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c8b596

Analogous

#96c2c8

#96a9c8

#9c96c8

Triadic

#96a9c8

#c896a9

#a9c896

Split-complementary

#96a9c8

#c89c96

#c2c896

Tetradic

#96a9c8

#b596c8

#c8b596

#a9c896

Square

#96a9c8

#c896c2

#c8b596

#96c89c

Shades

Color #96a9c8 mixed toward black.

#708ab4

#506c99

#3c5173

#28364d

#141b26

Tints

Color #96a9c8 mixed toward white.

#a7b7d1

#b9c6da

#cad4e3

#dce2ed

#edf1f6

Tones

Color #96a9c8 mixed toward gray.

#9aaac4

#9eabc0

#a2acbb

#a7adb7

#abaeb3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.38:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.81:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.81:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9f9fc1 · ΔE 8

Deuteranopia

#9d9cbf · ΔE 8.6

Tritanopia

#97bbba · ΔE 16.5

Achromatopsia

#a8a8a8 · ΔE 12.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #96a9c8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#96a9c8]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Royal Blue #4169e1

Frequently asked questions

#96a9c8 (#96a9c8) is rgb(150, 169, 200) in RGB.

No, #96a9c8 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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