#96CBEF#96CBEF

#96CBEF is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.554; OKLCH L 81.8% C 0.075 H 238.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#96CBEF
RGB	rgb(150, 203, 239)
HSL	hsl(204, 74%, 76%)
HSV	hsv(204, 37%, 94%)
CMYK	cmyk(37.2%, 15.1%, 0%, 6.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(79.29, -8.41, -23.23)
CIE-LCH	lch(79.29, 24.70, 250.09°)
OKLab	oklab(81.79% -0.0391 -0.064)
OKLCH	oklch(81.79% 0.075 238.6)
XYZ	xyz(49.5085, 55.4251, 89.7340)
Luminance	0.5543 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#96CBEF #EFBA96

analogous

#96EFE7 #96CBEF #969FEF

triadic

#96CBEF #EF96CB #CBEF96

tetradic

#96CBEF #E796EF #EFBA96 #9FEF96

square

#96CBEF #E796EF #EFBA96 #9FEF96

split-complementary

#96CBEF #EF969F #EFE796

monochromatic

#2C96DF #61B1E7 #96CBEF #CBE5F7 #E4F2FB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

1.74

#96CBEF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

12.09

#96CBEF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #96CBEF

12.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##96CBEF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##96CBEF	1.00	1.74	12.09	12.09
#FFFFFF	1.74	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	12.09	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	12.09	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#BBCAF1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#AFC0EE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#76D4D7

Achromatopsia (no color)

#C4C4C4

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #96cbef;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(150, 203, 239);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(81.8% 0.075 238.6);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#96cbef",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 150,
    "g": 203,
    "b": 239
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 204.27,
    "s": 73.554,
    "l": 76.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.81792,
    "c": 0.07501,
    "h": 238.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.55428
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#96CBEF

secondary

#CB8A5E

accent

#6010D6

background

#FDFEFF

surface

#F8FBFE

border

#D1D4D6

text

#121417

muted

#828385

Preview Lab

Preview with #96CBEF

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

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