#96aadc

Color #96aadc

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 16.19 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 4.9

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Conversions

HEX

#96aadc

RGB

rgb(150, 170, 220)

HSL

hsl(222.9, 50%, 72.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(222.9, 31.8%, 86.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(31.8%, 22.7%, 0%, 13.7%)

LAB

lab(69.75, 4.65, -27.51)

LCH

lch(69.75, 27.9, 279.59)

OKLCH

oklch(74.1%, 0.0761, 267.59)

HWB

hwb(222.9, 58.8%, 13.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#dcc896

Analogous

#96cddc

#96aadc

#a596dc

Triadic

#96aadc

#dc96aa

#aadc96

Split-complementary

#96aadc

#dca596

#cddc96

Tetradic

#96aadc

#c896dc

#dcc896

#aadc96

Square

#96aadc

#dc96cd

#dcc896

#96dca5

Shades

Color #96aadc mixed toward black.

#6884cd

#3e61b9

#2e498b

#1f305c

#0f182e

Tints

Color #96aadc mixed toward white.

#a7b8e2

#b9c6e8

#cad4ed

#dce3f3

#edf1f9

Tones

Color #96aadc mixed toward gray.

#9cacd6

#a2afd0

#a7b1ca

#adb4c5

#b3b6bf

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.31:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.08:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.08:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9f9fd1 · ΔE 6.4

Deuteranopia

#9e9ccf · ΔE 7.1

Tritanopia

#97c8c6 · ΔE 22.3

Achromatopsia

#aaaaaa · ΔE 17.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #96aadc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#96aadc]

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

#96aadc (#96aadc) is rgb(150, 170, 220) in RGB.

No, #96aadc 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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