#96abd9

Color #96abd9

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 14.24 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 5.2

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Conversions

HEX

#96abd9

RGB

rgb(150, 171, 217)

HSL

hsl(221.2, 46.9%, 72%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(221.2, 30.9%, 85.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(30.9%, 21.2%, 0%, 14.9%)

LAB

lab(69.91, 3.34, -25.63)

LCH

lch(69.91, 25.85, 277.42)

OKLCH

oklch(74.2%, 0.0709, 265.55)

HWB

hwb(221.2, 58.8%, 14.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d9c496

Analogous

#96cdd9

#96abd9

#a396d9

Triadic

#96abd9

#d996ab

#abd996

Split-complementary

#96abd9

#d9a396

#cdd996

Tetradic

#96abd9

#c496d9

#d9c496

#abd996

Square

#96abd9

#d996cd

#d9c496

#96d9a3

Shades

Color #96abd9 mixed toward black.

#6987c9

#4165b4

#314c87

#20325a

#10192d

Tints

Color #96abd9 mixed toward white.

#a8b9df

#b9c7e6

#cbd5ec

#dce3f2

#eef1f9

Tones

Color #96abd9 mixed toward gray.

#9cadd4

#a1afce

#a7b1c8

#acb3c3

#b2b6bd

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.3:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.12:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.12:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a0a0cf · ΔE 6.9

Deuteranopia

#9e9dcd · ΔE 7.4

Tritanopia

#97c7c5 · ΔE 21.4

Achromatopsia

#ababab · ΔE 16.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #96abd9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#96abd9]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#96abd9 (#96abd9) is rgb(150, 171, 217) in RGB.

No, #96abd9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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