#96b2e1

Color #96b2e1

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 13.42 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 4.5

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Conversions

HEX

#96b2e1

RGB

rgb(150, 178, 225)

HSL

hsl(217.6, 55.6%, 73.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(217.6, 33.3%, 88.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(33.3%, 20.9%, 0%, 11.8%)

LAB

lab(72.07, 1.49, -26.69)

LCH

lch(72.07, 26.73, 273.2)

OKLCH

oklch(75.9%, 0.0747, 260.68)

HWB

hwb(217.6, 58.8%, 11.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e1c596

Analogous

#96d7e1

#96b2e1

#9f96e1

Triadic

#96b2e1

#e196b2

#b2e196

Split-complementary

#96b2e1

#e19f96

#d7e196

Tetradic

#96b2e1

#c596e1

#e1c596

#b2e196

Square

#96b2e1

#e196d7

#e1c596

#96e19f

Shades

Color #96b2e1 mixed toward black.

#658ed3

#376bc2

#2a5192

#1c3661

#0e1b31

Tints

Color #96b2e1 mixed toward white.

#a7bfe6

#b9cceb

#cad8f0

#dce5f5

#edf2fa

Tones

Color #96b2e1 mixed toward gray.

#9cb3db

#a2b5d4

#a9b7ce

#afb8c8

#b5bac2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.15:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.75:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.75:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a3a3d7 · ΔE 8.6

Deuteranopia

#a19fd4 · ΔE 9.5

Tritanopia

#98cecc · ΔE 20.8

Achromatopsia

#b1b1b1 · ΔE 16.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #96b2e1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#96b2e1]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#96b2e1 (#96b2e1) is rgb(150, 178, 225) in RGB.

No, #96b2e1 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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