#96b2de

Color #96b2de

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 12.1 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 4.8

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Conversions

HEX

#96b2de

RGB

rgb(150, 178, 222)

HSL

hsl(216.7, 52.2%, 72.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(216.7, 32.4%, 87.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(32.4%, 19.8%, 0%, 12.9%)

LAB

lab(71.96, 0.73, -25.22)

LCH

lch(71.96, 25.23, 271.66)

OKLCH

oklch(75.8%, 0.0707, 259.33)

HWB

hwb(216.7, 58.8%, 12.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#dec296

Analogous

#96d6de

#96b2de

#9e96de

Triadic

#96b2de

#de96b2

#b2de96

Split-complementary

#96b2de

#de9e96

#d6de96

Tetradic

#96b2de

#c296de

#dec296

#b2de96

Square

#96b2de

#de96d6

#dec296

#96de9e

Shades

Color #96b2de mixed toward black.

#678fcf

#3b6dbd

#2c528d

#1e375e

#0f1b2f

Tints

Color #96b2de mixed toward white.

#a7bfe3

#b9cce9

#cad8ee

#dce5f4

#edf2f9

Tones

Color #96b2de mixed toward gray.

#9cb3d8

#a2b5d2

#a8b6cc

#aeb7c6

#b4b9c0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.16:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.72:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.72:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a3a3d4 · ΔE 9

Deuteranopia

#a19fd2 · ΔE 9.8

Tritanopia

#98cccb · ΔE 19.8

Achromatopsia

#b0b0b0 · ΔE 16.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #96b2de;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#96b2de]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Royal Blue #4169e1

Frequently asked questions

#96b2de (#96b2de) is rgb(150, 178, 222) in RGB.

No, #96b2de is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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