#96b0db

Color #96b0db

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 12 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 5

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Conversions

HEX

#96b0db

RGB

rgb(150, 176, 219)

HSL

hsl(217.4, 48.9%, 72.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(217.4, 31.5%, 85.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(31.5%, 19.6%, 0%, 14.1%)

LAB

lab(71.32, 1.08, -24.57)

LCH

lch(71.32, 24.59, 272.52)

OKLCH

oklch(75.3%, 0.0687, 260.36)

HWB

hwb(217.4, 58.8%, 14.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#dbc196

Analogous

#96d3db

#96b0db

#9f96db

Triadic

#96b0db

#db96b0

#b0db96

Split-complementary

#96b0db

#db9f96

#d3db96

Tetradic

#96b0db

#c196db

#dbc196

#b0db96

Square

#96b0db

#db96d3

#dbc196

#96db9f

Shades

Color #96b0db mixed toward black.

#688ecb

#3f6cb7

#2f5189

#1f365c

#101b2e

Tints

Color #96b0db mixed toward white.

#a8bde1

#b9cae7

#cbd8ed

#dce5f3

#eef2f9

Tones

Color #96b0db mixed toward gray.

#9cb2d5

#a2b3d0

#a7b4ca

#adb6c4

#b3b7be

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.2:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.53:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.53:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a2a2d2 · ΔE 8.5

Deuteranopia

#a09ecf · ΔE 9.4

Tritanopia

#97cac8 · ΔE 20.1

Achromatopsia

#afafaf · ΔE 15.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #96b0db;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#96b0db]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Royal Blue #4169e1

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#96b0db (#96b0db) is rgb(150, 176, 219) in RGB.

No, #96b0db is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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