#96aec5

Color #96aec5

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 8.66 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 4.5

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Conversions

HEX

#96aec5

RGB

rgb(150, 174, 197)

HSL

hsl(209.4, 28.8%, 68%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(209.4, 23.9%, 77.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(23.9%, 11.7%, 0%, 22.7%)

LAB

lab(70.03, -3.14, -14.45)

LCH

lch(70.03, 14.79, 257.74)

OKLCH

oklch(74%, 0.0427, 247.28)

HWB

hwb(209.4, 58.8%, 22.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c5ad96

Analogous

#96c5c4

#96aec5

#9696c5

Triadic

#96aec5

#c596ae

#aec596

Split-complementary

#96aec5

#c59696

#c5c496

Tetradic

#96aec5

#ad96c5

#c5ad96

#aec596

Square

#96aec5

#c496c5

#c5ad96

#96c596

Shades

Color #96aec5 mixed toward black.

#7191b0

#527495

#3e5770

#293a4a

#151d25

Tints

Color #96aec5 mixed toward white.

#a7bbcf

#b9c9d8

#cad6e2

#dce4ec

#edf1f5

Tones

Color #96aec5 mixed toward gray.

#9aaec1

#9eaebd

#a2aeb9

#a6aeb5

#a9adb1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.29:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.16:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.16:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a1a1c0 · ΔE 11.5

Deuteranopia

#a09ebe · ΔE 12.5

Tritanopia

#97bbbb · ΔE 12.3

Achromatopsia

#ababab · ΔE 11.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #96aec5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#96aec5]

Related colors

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Steel Blue #4682b4

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Frequently asked questions

#96aec5 (#96aec5) is rgb(150, 174, 197) in RGB.

No, #96aec5 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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