#96CBDD#96CBDD

#96CBDD is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.544; OKLCH L 81.1% C 0.060 H 220.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#96CBDD
RGB	rgb(150, 203, 221)
HSL	hsl(195, 51%, 73%)
HSV	hsv(195, 32%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(32.1%, 8.1%, 0%, 13.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(78.70, -12.87, -14.46)
CIE-LCH	lch(78.70, 19.35, 228.33°)
OKLab	oklab(81.14% -0.0457 -0.0395)
OKLCH	oklch(81.14% 0.06 220.9)
XYZ	xyz(46.9805, 54.4139, 76.4201)
Luminance	0.5442 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#96CBDD #DDA896

analogous

#96DDCB #96CBDD #96A8DD

triadic

#96CBDD #DD96CB #CBDD96

tetradic

#96CBDD #CB96DD #DDA896 #A8DD96

square

#96CBDD #CB96DD #DDA896 #A8DD96

split-complementary

#96CBDD #DD96A8 #DDCB96

monochromatic

#3D9CBC #68B4CE #96CBDD #C4E2EC #E8F4F8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

1.77

#96CBDD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

11.88

#96CBDD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #96CBDD

11.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##96CBDD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##96CBDD	1.00	1.77	11.88	11.88
#FFFFFF	1.77	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	11.88	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	11.88	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#C0C8DE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#B5BFDD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7ED1D0

Achromatopsia (no color)

#C3C3C3

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #96cbdd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(150, 203, 221);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(81.1% 0.060 220.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b7dae7',
    500: '#96cbdd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #96cbdd;
$custom-light: #b7dae7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#96cbdd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 150,
    "g": 203,
    "b": 221
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 195.211,
    "s": 51.079,
    "l": 72.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.81137,
    "c": 0.06045,
    "h": 220.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.54416
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#96CBDD

secondary

#B57762

accent

#4D27BE

background

#FDFEFE

surface

#F8FBFC

border

#D1D4D5

text

#111516

muted

#818484

Preview Lab

Preview with #96CBDD

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

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