#96b0e7

Color #96b0e7

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Sky Blue #87cefa · ΔE 17.06 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 3.6

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Conversions

HEX

#96b0e7

RGB

rgb(150, 176, 231)

HSL

hsl(220.7, 62.8%, 74.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(220.7, 35.1%, 90.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(35.1%, 23.8%, 0%, 9.4%)

LAB

lab(71.76, 4.14, -30.43)

LCH

lch(71.76, 30.71, 277.75)

OKLCH

oklch(75.8%, 0.0846, 264.85)

HWB

hwb(220.7, 58.8%, 9.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e7cd96

Analogous

#96d9e7

#96b0e7

#a496e7

Triadic

#96b0e7

#e796b0

#b0e796

Split-complementary

#96b0e7

#e7a496

#d9e796

Tetradic

#96b0e7

#cd96e7

#e7cd96

#b0e796

Square

#96b0e7

#e796d9

#e7cd96

#96e7a4

Shades

Color #96b0e7 mixed toward black.

#6289db

#2f63cf

#234a9b

#183167

#0c1934

Tints

Color #96b0e7 mixed toward white.

#a7bdeb

#b9caef

#cad8f3

#dce5f7

#edf2fb

Tones

Color #96b0e7 mixed toward gray.

#9db2e0

#a3b5d9

#aab7d3

#b1bacc

#b8bcc5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.17:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.66:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.66:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a2a2db · ΔE 7.6

Deuteranopia

#a09ed8 · ΔE 8.5

Tritanopia

#97d2cf · ΔE 23.2

Achromatopsia

#b0b0b0 · ΔE 18.3

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #96b0e7;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#96b0e7]

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

#96b0e7 (#96b0e7) is rgb(150, 176, 231) in RGB.

No, #96b0e7 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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