#96b4f6

Color #96b4f6

A vivid, highly saturated light blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 17.88 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 3.3

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Conversions

HEX

#96b4f6

RGB

rgb(150, 180, 246)

HSL

hsl(221.3, 84.2%, 77.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(221.3, 39%, 96.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(39%, 26.8%, 0%, 3.5%)

LAB

lab(73.4, 5.87, -36.03)

LCH

lch(73.4, 36.51, 279.25)

OKLCH

oklch(77.3%, 0.1006, 265.33)

HWB

hwb(221.3, 58.8%, 3.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#f6d896

Analogous

#96e4f6

#96b4f6

#a896f6

Triadic

#96b4f6

#f696b4

#b4f696

Split-complementary

#96b4f6

#f6a896

#e4f696

Tetradic

#96b4f6

#d896f6

#f6d896

#b4f696

Square

#96b4f6

#f696e4

#f6d896

#96f6a8

Shades

Color #96b4f6 mixed toward black.

#5988f1

#1c5dec

#1044b6

#0a2d79

#05173d

Tints

Color #96b4f6 mixed toward white.

#a7c0f7

#b9cdf9

#cad9fa

#dce6fc

#edf2fd

Tones

Color #96b4f6 mixed toward gray.

#9eb7ee

#a6bae6

#aebdde

#b6c0d6

#bec3ce

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.07:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.16:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.16:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a4a4e8 · ΔE 8.1

Deuteranopia

#a2a0e5 · ΔE 8.9

Tritanopia

#98ddda · ΔE 25

Achromatopsia

#b4b4b4 · ΔE 20.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #96b4f6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#96b4f6]

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

#96b4f6 (#96b4f6) is rgb(150, 180, 246) in RGB.

No, #96b4f6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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