#96ceed

Color #96ceed

A vivid, highly saturated light blue.

Closest named color Sky Blue #87ceeb · ΔE 4.43 Nearest Tailwind class sky-300 #74d4ff · ΔE 4.9

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Conversions

HEX

#96ceed

RGB

rgb(150, 206, 237)

HSL

hsl(201.4, 70.7%, 75.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(201.4, 36.7%, 92.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(36.7%, 13.1%, 0%, 7.1%)

LAB

lab(80.03, -10.49, -21.02)

LCH

lch(80.03, 23.49, 243.48)

OKLCH

oklch(82.4%, 0.0723, 233.04)

HWB

hwb(201.4, 58.8%, 7.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#edb596

Analogous

#96ede1

#96ceed

#96a3ed

Triadic

#96ceed

#ed96ce

#ceed96

Split-complementary

#96ceed

#ed96a3

#ede196

Tetradic

#96ceed

#b596ed

#edb596

#ceed96

Square

#96ceed

#e196ed

#edb596

#a3ed96

Shades

Color #96ceed mixed toward black.

#5fb4e4

#289bda

#1c74a5

#134e6e

#092737

Tints

Color #96ceed mixed toward white.

#a8d6f0

#b9def3

#cbe7f6

#dceff9

#eef7fc

Tones

Color #96ceed mixed toward gray.

#9dcce6

#a5cadf

#acc8d7

#b3c6d0

#bac4c9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.7:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.35:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.35:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b1b2e6 · ΔE 17.4

Deuteranopia

#aea9e4 · ΔE 18.7

Tritanopia

#99e0df · ΔE 13.5

Achromatopsia

#c6c6c6 · ΔE 16.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #96ceed;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#96ceed]

Related colors

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Steel Blue #4682b4

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#96ceed (#96ceed) is rgb(150, 206, 237) in RGB.

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

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