#96CEDF#96CEDF

#96CEDF is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.560; OKLCH L 81.9% C 0.062 H 218.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#96CEDF
RGB	rgb(150, 206, 223)
HSL	hsl(194, 53%, 73%)
HSV	hsv(194, 33%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(32.7%, 7.6%, 0%, 12.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(79.59, -13.94, -14.20)
CIE-LCH	lch(79.59, 19.90, 225.54°)
OKLab	oklab(81.86% -0.0487 -0.0389)
OKLCH	oklch(81.86% 0.062 218.6)
XYZ	xyz(47.9639, 55.9518, 78.0702)
Luminance	0.5595 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#96CEDF #DFA796

analogous

#96DFCC #96CEDF #96A9DF

triadic

#96CEDF #DF96CE #CEDF96

tetradic

#96CEDF #CC96DF #DFA796 #A9DF96

square

#96CEDF #CC96DF #DFA796 #A9DF96

split-complementary

#96CEDF #DF96A9 #DFCC96

monochromatic

#3BA1C0 #67B8D1 #96CEDF #C5E4ED #E8F4F8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

1.72

#96CEDF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

12.19

#96CEDF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #96CEDF

12.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##96CEDF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##96CEDF	1.00	1.72	12.19	12.19
#FFFFFF	1.72	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	12.19	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	12.19	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#C3CAE0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#B7C1DF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7DD4D3

Achromatopsia (no color)

#C5C5C5

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #96cedf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(150, 206, 223);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(81.9% 0.062 218.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b7dde9',
    500: '#96cedf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #96cedf;
$custom-light: #b7dde9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#96cedf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 150,
    "g": 206,
    "b": 223
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 193.973,
    "s": 53.285,
    "l": 73.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.81859,
    "c": 0.06233,
    "h": 218.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.55954
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#96CEDF

secondary

#B77662

accent

#4925C1

background

#FDFEFE

surface

#F8FCFC

border

#D1D5D5

text

#111516

muted

#818484

Preview Lab

Preview with #96CEDF

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

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