#96aada

Color #96aada

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 15.31 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 5.1

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Conversions

HEX

#96aada

RGB

rgb(150, 170, 218)

HSL

hsl(222.4, 47.9%, 72.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(222.4, 31.2%, 85.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(31.2%, 22%, 0%, 14.5%)

LAB

lab(69.68, 4.15, -26.53)

LCH

lch(69.68, 26.85, 278.89)

OKLCH

oklch(74%, 0.0733, 267.03)

HWB

hwb(222.4, 58.8%, 14.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#dac696

Analogous

#96ccda

#96aada

#a496da

Triadic

#96aada

#da96aa

#aada96

Split-complementary

#96aada

#daa496

#ccda96

Tetradic

#96aada

#c696da

#dac696

#aada96

Square

#96aada

#da96cc

#dac696

#96daa4

Shades

Color #96aada mixed toward black.

#6985ca

#4062b6

#304a88

#20315b

#10192d

Tints

Color #96aada mixed toward white.

#a8b8e0

#b9c6e6

#cbd5ed

#dce3f3

#eef1f9

Tones

Color #96aada mixed toward gray.

#9cacd4

#a1afcf

#a7b1c9

#adb3c3

#b2b6be

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.32:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.06:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.06:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9f9fd0 · ΔE 6.4

Deuteranopia

#9e9ccd · ΔE 7.3

Tritanopia

#97c7c5 · ΔE 21.9

Achromatopsia

#aaaaaa · ΔE 16.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #96aada;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#96aada]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#96aada (#96aada) is rgb(150, 170, 218) in RGB.

No, #96aada 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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