#96bffb

Color #96bffb

A vivid, highly saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Sky Blue #87cefa · ΔE 13.54 Nearest Tailwind class blue-300 #8ec5ff · ΔE 3.3

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Conversions

HEX

#96bffb

RGB

rgb(150, 191, 251)

HSL

hsl(215.6, 92.7%, 78.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(215.6, 40.2%, 98.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(40.2%, 23.9%, 0%, 1.6%)

LAB

lab(76.5, 1.15, -33.93)

LCH

lch(76.5, 33.95, 271.94)

OKLCH

oklch(79.7%, 0.0965, 257.79)

HWB

hwb(215.6, 58.8%, 1.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#fbd296

Analogous

#96f2fb

#96bffb

#9f96fb

Triadic

#96bffb

#fb96bf

#bffb96

Split-complementary

#96bffb

#fb9f96

#f2fb96

Tetradic

#96bffb

#d296fb

#fbd296

#bffb96

Square

#96bffb

#fb96f2

#fbd296

#96fb9f

Shades

Color #96bffb mixed toward black.

#5598f9

#1571f6

#0753c1

#053781

#021c40

Tints

Color #96bffb mixed toward white.

#a7cafc

#b9d4fc

#cadffd

#dceafe

#edf4fe

Tones

Color #96bffb mixed toward gray.

#9ec1f3

#a7c2ea

#afc4e2

#b8c5d9

#c0c7d1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.88:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.14:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.14:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a9aaee · ΔE 10.6

Deuteranopia

#a7a4eb · ΔE 11.9

Tritanopia

#98e4e1 · ΔE 23.2

Achromatopsia

#bdbdbd · ΔE 19.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #96bffb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#96bffb]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#96bffb (#96bffb) is rgb(150, 191, 251) in RGB.

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

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