#96b1cd

Color #96b1cd

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 7.79 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 5.2

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Conversions

HEX

#96b1cd

RGB

rgb(150, 177, 205)

HSL

hsl(210.5, 35.5%, 69.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(210.5, 26.8%, 80.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(26.8%, 13.7%, 0%, 19.6%)

LAB

lab(71.1, -2.89, -17.23)

LCH

lch(71.1, 17.47, 260.48)

OKLCH

oklch(75%, 0.0503, 249.4)

HWB

hwb(210.5, 58.8%, 19.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cdb296

Analogous

#96cdcd

#96b1cd

#9696cd

Triadic

#96b1cd

#cd96b1

#b1cd96

Split-complementary

#96b1cd

#cd9696

#cdcd96

Tetradic

#96b1cd

#b296cd

#cdb296

#b1cd96

Square

#96b1cd

#cd96cd

#cdb296

#96cd96

Shades

Color #96b1cd mixed toward black.

#6e93ba

#4c76a0

#395878

#263b50

#131d28

Tints

Color #96b1cd mixed toward white.

#a7bed5

#b9cbde

#cad8e6

#dce5ee

#edf2f7

Tones

Color #96b1cd mixed toward gray.

#9bb1c8

#9fb1c4

#a4b1bf

#a8b1bb

#adb1b6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.22:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.47:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.47:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a2a3c7 · ΔE 11.2

Deuteranopia

#a19fc5 · ΔE 12.5

Tritanopia

#97c2c0 · ΔE 15.2

Achromatopsia

#aeaeae · ΔE 12.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #96b1cd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#96b1cd]

Related colors

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Steel Blue #4682b4

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Frequently asked questions

#96b1cd (#96b1cd) is rgb(150, 177, 205) in RGB.

No, #96b1cd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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