#96BFEE#96BFEE
#96BFEE is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.499; OKLCH L 79.2% C 0.080 H 252.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #96BFEE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(150, 191, 238) |
| HSL | hsl(212, 72%, 76%) |
| HSV | hsv(212, 37%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(37%, 19.7%, 0%, 6.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(76.02, -2.26, -27.68) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(76.02, 27.77, 265.32°) |
| OKLab | oklab(79.21% -0.0245 -0.0765) |
| OKLCH | oklch(79.21% 0.08 252.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(46.6362, 49.9163, 88.0498) |
| Luminance | 0.4992 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Carolina Blue
#8AB8FE
ΔE00 3.16
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 4.00
Baby Blue (survey)
#A2CFFE
ΔE00 4.01
Sky Blue (survey)
#75BBFD
ΔE00 5.17
Powder Blue (survey)
#B1D1FC
ΔE00 5.26
Light Blue
#95D0FC
ΔE00 5.63
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#96BFEE #EEC596
analogous
#96EBEE #96BFEE #9996EE
triadic
#96BFEE #EE96BF #BFEE96
tetradic
#96BFEE #EE96EB #EEC596 #96EE99
square
#96BFEE #EE96EB #EEC596 #96EE99
split-complementary
#96BFEE #EE9996 #EBEE96
monochromatic
#2D7FDD #619FE5 #96BFEE #CBDFF7 #E5EFFB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.91
#96BFEE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.98
#96BFEE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #96BFEE
10.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##96BFEE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##96BFEE | 1.00 | 1.91 | 10.98 | 10.98 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.91 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.98 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.98 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#ADC0F0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A3B7ED
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#79C9CF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BBBBBB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #96bfee; /* rgb */ color: rgb(150, 191, 238); /* oklch */ color: oklch(79.2% 0.080 252.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b7d2f3',
500: '#96bfee',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #96bfee; $custom-light: #b7d2f3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#96bfee",
"rgb": {
"r": 150,
"g": 191,
"b": 238
},
"hsl": {
"h": 212.045,
"s": 72.131,
"l": 76.078
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.79205,
"c": 0.08036,
"h": 252.2
},
"luminance": 0.49919
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#96BFEE
secondary
#F2E6D9
accent
#7911D4
background
#FBFCFE
surface
#F6F9FD
border
#D0D2D5
text
#111417
muted
#808285