#96bbda

Color #96bbda

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 7.18 Nearest Tailwind class blue-300 #8ec5ff · ΔE 5.9

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Conversions

HEX

#96bbda

RGB

rgb(150, 187, 218)

HSL

hsl(207.4, 47.9%, 72.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(207.4, 31.2%, 85.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(31.2%, 14.2%, 0%, 14.5%)

LAB

lab(74.24, -5.15, -19.56)

LCH

lch(74.24, 20.23, 255.25)

OKLCH

oklch(77.6%, 0.0598, 243.91)

HWB

hwb(207.4, 58.8%, 14.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#dab596

Analogous

#96dad7

#96bbda

#9699da

Triadic

#96bbda

#da96bb

#bbda96

Split-complementary

#96bbda

#da9699

#dad796

Tetradic

#96bbda

#b596da

#dab596

#bbda96

Square

#96bbda

#d796da

#dab596

#99da96

Shades

Color #96bbda mixed toward black.

#699eca

#4080b6

#306088

#20405b

#10202d

Tints

Color #96bbda mixed toward white.

#a8c6e0

#b9d2e6

#cbdded

#dce8f3

#eef4f9

Tones

Color #96bbda mixed toward gray.

#9cbbd4

#a1bacf

#a7bac9

#adb9c3

#b2b9be

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.02:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.42:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.42:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a7a8d3 · ΔE 13.5

Deuteranopia

#a5a2d1 · ΔE 14.8

Tritanopia

#98cdcc · ΔE 14.9

Achromatopsia

#b7b7b7 · ΔE 14.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #96bbda;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#96bbda]

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Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Charcoal #36454f

Frequently asked questions

#96bbda (#96bbda) is rgb(150, 187, 218) in RGB.

No, #96bbda 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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