#96add0

Color #96add0

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 9.88 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 4.8

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Conversions

HEX

#96add0

RGB

rgb(150, 173, 208)

HSL

hsl(216.2, 38.2%, 70.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(216.2, 27.9%, 81.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(27.9%, 16.8%, 0%, 18.4%)

LAB

lab(70.12, 0.02, -20.36)

LCH

lch(70.12, 20.36, 270.06)

OKLCH

oklch(74.2%, 0.0569, 258.65)

HWB

hwb(216.2, 58.8%, 18.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d0b996

Analogous

#96cad0

#96add0

#9c96d0

Triadic

#96add0

#d096ad

#add096

Split-complementary

#96add0

#d09c96

#cad096

Tetradic

#96add0

#b996d0

#d0b996

#add096

Square

#96add0

#d096ca

#d0b996

#96d09c

Shades

Color #96add0 mixed toward black.

#6d8dbe

#4a6ea5

#37527c

#253752

#121b29

Tints

Color #96add0 mixed toward white.

#a7bbd8

#b9c8e0

#cad6e8

#dce4ef

#edf1f7

Tones

Color #96add0 mixed toward gray.

#9baecb

#a0afc6

#a4b0c2

#a9b1bd

#aeb2b8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.29:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.19:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.19:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a0a1c8 · ΔE 8.5

Deuteranopia

#9f9dc6 · ΔE 9.7

Tritanopia

#97c2c0 · ΔE 18

Achromatopsia

#ababab · ΔE 14

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Code

CSS

background-color: #96add0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#96add0]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#96add0 (#96add0) is rgb(150, 173, 208) in RGB.

No, #96add0 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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