#96CAEF#96CAEF

#96CAEF is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.550; OKLCH L 81.6% C 0.075 H 239.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#96CAEF
RGB	rgb(150, 202, 239)
HSL	hsl(205, 74%, 76%)
HSV	hsv(205, 37%, 94%)
CMYK	cmyk(37.2%, 15.5%, 0%, 6.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(79.01, -7.89, -23.64)
CIE-LCH	lch(79.01, 24.92, 251.55°)
OKLab	oklab(81.58% -0.0379 -0.0651)
OKLCH	oklch(81.58% 0.075 239.8)
XYZ	xyz(49.2731, 54.9543, 89.6555)
Luminance	0.5496 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#96CAEF #EFBB96

analogous

#96EFE8 #96CAEF #969EEF

triadic

#96CAEF #EF96CA #CAEF96

tetradic

#96CAEF #E896EF #EFBB96 #9EEF96

square

#96CAEF #E896EF #EFBB96 #9EEF96

split-complementary

#96CAEF #EF969E #EFE896

monochromatic

#2C94DF #61AFE7 #96CAEF #CBE5F7 #E4F2FB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

1.75

#96CAEF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

11.99

#96CAEF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #96CAEF

11.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##96CAEF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##96CAEF	1.00	1.75	11.99	11.99
#FFFFFF	1.75	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	11.99	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	11.99	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#BAC9F1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#AEBFEE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#77D3D6

Achromatopsia (no color)

#C4C4C4

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #96caef;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(150, 202, 239);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(81.6% 0.075 239.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b8daf4',
    500: '#96caef',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #96caef;
$custom-light: #b8daf4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#96caef",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 150,
    "g": 202,
    "b": 239
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 204.944,
    "s": 73.554,
    "l": 76.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.81578,
    "c": 0.07537,
    "h": 239.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.54957
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#96CAEF

secondary

#CB8B5E

accent

#6210D6

background

#FDFEFF

surface

#F8FBFE

border

#D1D4D6

text

#121417

muted

#828385

Preview Lab

Preview with #96CAEF

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

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