#96BDEC#96BDEC
#96BDEC is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.489; OKLCH L 78.7% C 0.079 H 253.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #96BDEC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(150, 189, 236) |
| HSL | hsl(213, 69%, 76%) |
| HSV | hsv(213, 36%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(36.4%, 19.9%, 0%, 7.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(75.41, -1.70, -27.53) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(75.41, 27.59, 266.47°) |
| OKLab | oklab(78.7% -0.0227 -0.0761) |
| OKLCH | oklch(78.7% 0.079 253.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(45.9109, 48.9330, 86.3665) |
| Luminance | 0.4894 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Carolina Blue
#8AB8FE
ΔE00 3.04
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 3.71
Baby Blue (survey)
#A2CFFE
ΔE00 4.58
Sky Blue (survey)
#75BBFD
ΔE00 5.50
Powder Blue (survey)
#B1D1FC
ΔE00 5.51
Light Grey Blue
#9DBCD4
ΔE00 6.01
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#96BDEC #ECC596
analogous
#96E8EC #96BDEC #9A96EC
triadic
#96BDEC #EC96BD #BDEC96
tetradic
#96BDEC #EC96E8 #ECC596 #96EC9A
square
#96BDEC #EC96E8 #ECC596 #96EC9A
split-complementary
#96BDEC #EC9A96 #E8EC96
monochromatic
#2E7CD9 #629CE3 #96BDEC #CADEF5 #E5EFFA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.95
#96BDEC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.79
#96BDEC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #96BDEC
10.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##96BDEC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##96BDEC | 1.00 | 1.95 | 10.79 | 10.79 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.95 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.79 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.79 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#ACBFEE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A1B6EB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#7AC7CD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BABABA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #96bdec; /* rgb */ color: rgb(150, 189, 236); /* oklch */ color: oklch(78.7% 0.079 253.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b7d0f2',
500: '#96bdec',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #96bdec; $custom-light: #b7d0f2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#96bdec",
"rgb": {
"r": 150,
"g": 189,
"b": 236
},
"hsl": {
"h": 212.791,
"s": 69.355,
"l": 75.686
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.78703,
"c": 0.07941,
"h": 253.4
},
"luminance": 0.48935
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#96BDEC
secondary
#F2E7D9
accent
#7C14D1
background
#FBFCFE
surface
#F6F9FD
border
#D0D2D5
text
#111417
muted
#808285