#96CDEE#96CDEE

#96CDEE is a very light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.563; OKLCH L 82.2% C 0.073 H 235.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#96CDEE
RGB	rgb(150, 205, 238)
HSL	hsl(203, 72%, 76%)
HSV	hsv(203, 37%, 93%)
CMYK	cmyk(37%, 13.9%, 0%, 6.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(79.79, -9.72, -21.92)
CIE-LCH	lch(79.79, 23.98, 246.09°)
OKLab	oklab(82.18% -0.0419 -0.0603)
OKLCH	oklch(82.18% 0.073 235.2)
XYZ	xyz(49.8365, 56.3169, 89.1166)
Luminance	0.5632 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#96CDEE #EEB796

analogous

#96EEE3 #96CDEE #96A1EE

triadic

#96CDEE #EE96CD #CDEE96

tetradic

#96CDEE #E396EE #EEB796 #A1EE96

square

#96CDEE #E396EE #EEB796 #A1EE96

split-complementary

#96CDEE #EE96A1 #EEE396

monochromatic

#2D9BDD #61B4E5 #96CDEE #CBE6F7 #E5F2FB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

1.71

#96CDEE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

12.26

#96CDEE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #96CDEE

12.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##96CDEE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##96CDEE	1.00	1.71	12.26	12.26
#FFFFFF	1.71	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	12.26	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	12.26	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#BECBF0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#B2C2EE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#77D6D8

Achromatopsia (no color)

#C6C6C6

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #96cdee;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(150, 205, 238);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(82.2% 0.073 235.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b8dcf3',
    500: '#96cdee',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #96cdee;
$custom-light: #b8dcf3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#96cdee",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 150,
    "g": 205,
    "b": 238
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 202.5,
    "s": 72.131,
    "l": 76.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.82183,
    "c": 0.07348,
    "h": 235.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.5632
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#96CDEE

secondary

#CA875E

accent

#5A11D4

background

#FDFEFF

surface

#F8FCFE

border

#D1D5D6

text

#121517

muted

#828485

Preview Lab

Preview with #96CDEE

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

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