#96AAE0#96AAE0

#96AAE0 is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.406; OKLCH L 74.2% C 0.082 H 268.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#96AAE0
RGBrgb(150, 170, 224)
HSLhsl(224, 54%, 73%)
HSVhsv(224, 33%, 88%)
CMYKcmyk(33%, 24.1%, 0%, 12.2%)
CIE-LABlab(69.90, 5.67, -29.47)
CIE-LCHlch(69.90, 30.01, 280.89°)
OKLaboklab(74.25% -0.0019 -0.0816)
OKLCHoklch(74.25% 0.082 268.6)
XYZxyz(40.4030, 40.6137, 76.2170)
Luminance0.4062 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familyblue

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Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#96AAE0 #E0CC96
analogous
#96CFE0 #96AAE0 #A796E0
triadic
#96AAE0 #E096AA #AAE096
tetradic
#96AAE0 #E096CF #E0CC96 #96E0A7
square
#96AAE0 #E096CF #E0CC96 #96E0A7
split-complementary
#96AAE0 #E0A796 #CFE096
monochromatic
#395EC2 #6784D2 #96AAE0 #C5D0EE #E7ECF8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.30
#96AAE0 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

9.12
#96AAE0 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #96AAE0
9.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##96AAE0#FFFFFF#000000##000000
##96AAE01.002.309.129.12
#FFFFFF2.301.0021.0021.00
#0000009.1221.001.001.00
##0000009.1221.001.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#99AEE2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#92A8DF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#81B5BD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ABABAB

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #96aae0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(150, 170, 224);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(74.2% 0.082 268.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b6c3ea',
    500: '#96aae0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #96aae0;
$custom-light: #b6c3ea;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#96aae0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 150,
    "g": 170,
    "b": 224
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 223.784,
    "s": 54.412,
    "l": 73.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.74247,
    "c": 0.08159,
    "h": 268.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.40615
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#96AAE0
secondary
#EFEADC
accent
#9724C2
background
#FBFBFE
surface
#F6F7FD
border
#D0D0D5
text
#111216
muted
#808184

Preview Lab

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#96AAE0 Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva