#96BBEF#96BBEF

#96BBEF is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.483; OKLCH L 78.4% C 0.085 H 256.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#96BBEF
RGB	rgb(150, 187, 239)
HSL	hsl(215, 74%, 76%)
HSV	hsv(215, 37%, 94%)
CMYK	cmyk(37.2%, 21.8%, 0%, 6.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(74.99, 0.17, -29.80)
CIE-LCH	lch(74.99, 29.81, 270.32°)
OKLab	oklab(78.41% -0.0192 -0.0826)
OKLCH	oklch(78.41% 0.085 256.9)
XYZ	xyz(45.9231, 48.2544, 88.5389)
Luminance	0.4826 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#96BBEF #EFCA96

analogous

#96E8EF #96BBEF #9E96EF

triadic

#96BBEF #EF96BB #BBEF96

tetradic

#96BBEF #EF96E8 #EFCA96 #96EF9E

square

#96BBEF #EF96E8 #EFCA96 #96EF9E

split-complementary

#96BBEF #EF9E96 #E8EF96

monochromatic

#2C76DF #6199E7 #96BBEF #CBDDF7 #E4EEFB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

1.97

#96BBEF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

10.65

#96BBEF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #96BBEF

10.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##96BBEF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##96BBEF	1.00	1.97	10.65	10.65
#FFFFFF	1.97	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	10.65	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	10.65	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#A8BDF1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#9EB5EE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#79C6CD

Achromatopsia (no color)

#B9B9B9

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #96bbef;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(150, 187, 239);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(78.4% 0.085 256.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b7cff4',
    500: '#96bbef',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #96bbef;
$custom-light: #b7cff4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#96bbef",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 150,
    "g": 187,
    "b": 239
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 215.056,
    "s": 73.554,
    "l": 76.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.78407,
    "c": 0.08475,
    "h": 256.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.48257
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#96BBEF

secondary

#F3E8D8

accent

#8310D6

background

#FBFCFE

surface

#F6F9FD

border

#D0D2D5

text

#111317

muted

#808285

Preview Lab

Preview with #96BBEF

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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