#96b9f2

Color #96b9f2

A vivid, highly saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Sky Blue #87cefa · ΔE 14.32 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 4.7

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Conversions

HEX

#96b9f2

RGB

rgb(150, 185, 242)

HSL

hsl(217.2, 78%, 76.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(217.2, 38%, 94.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(38%, 23.6%, 0%, 5.1%)

LAB

lab(74.57, 2.05, -32.07)

LCH

lch(74.57, 32.14, 273.66)

OKLCH

oklch(78.1%, 0.0904, 260)

HWB

hwb(217.2, 58.8%, 5.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#f2cf96

Analogous

#96e7f2

#96b9f2

#a196f2

Triadic

#96b9f2

#f296b9

#b9f296

Split-complementary

#96b9f2

#f2a196

#e7f296

Tetradic

#96b9f2

#cf96f2

#f2cf96

#b9f296

Square

#96b9f2

#f296e7

#f2cf96

#96f2a1

Shades

Color #96b9f2 mixed toward black.

#5c92eb

#226be4

#1650af

#0e3574

#071b3a

Tints

Color #96b9f2 mixed toward white.

#a8c5f4

#b9d0f6

#cbdcf9

#dce8fb

#eef3fd

Tones

Color #96b9f2 mixed toward gray.

#9ebbea

#a5bde3

#adbfdb

#b5c0d3

#bcc2cc

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.52:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.52:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a6a7e6 · ΔE 9.3

Deuteranopia

#a4a2e3 · ΔE 10.4

Tritanopia

#98dcd9 · ΔE 22.9

Achromatopsia

#b7b7b7 · ΔE 18.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #96b9f2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#96b9f2]

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

#96b9f2 (#96b9f2) is rgb(150, 185, 242) in RGB.

No, #96b9f2 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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