#96CEEB#96CEEB

#96CEEB is a very light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.566; OKLCH L 82.3% C 0.071 H 231.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.33:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#96CEEB
RGB	rgb(150, 206, 235)
HSL	hsl(200, 68%, 75%)
HSV	hsv(200, 36%, 92%)
CMYK	cmyk(36.2%, 12.3%, 0%, 7.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(79.97, -10.99, -20.05)
CIE-LCH	lch(79.97, 22.87, 241.27°)
OKLab	oklab(82.29% -0.0443 -0.0551)
OKLCH	oklch(82.29% 0.071 231.2)
XYZ	xyz(49.6394, 56.6220, 86.8947)
Luminance	0.5663 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#96CEEB #EBB396

analogous

#96EBDE #96CEEB #96A3EB

triadic

#96CEEB #EB96CE #CEEB96

tetradic

#96CEEB #DE96EB #EBB396 #A3EB96

square

#96CEEB #DE96EB #EBB396 #A3EB96

split-complementary

#96CEEB #EB96A3 #EBDE96

monochromatic

#2F9ED7 #63B6E1 #96CEEB #C9E6F5 #E5F3FA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

1.70

#96CEEB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

12.33

#96CEEB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #96CEEB

12.33:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##96CEEB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##96CEEB	1.00	1.70	12.33	12.33
#FFFFFF	1.70	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	12.33	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	12.33	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#C0CCED

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#B4C2EB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#78D6D7

Achromatopsia (no color)

#C6C6C6

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #96ceeb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(150, 206, 235);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(82.3% 0.071 231.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b7ddf1',
    500: '#96ceeb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #96ceeb;
$custom-light: #b7ddf1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#96ceeb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 150,
    "g": 206,
    "b": 235
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 200.471,
    "s": 68,
    "l": 75.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.82287,
    "c": 0.0707,
    "h": 231.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.56625
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#96CEEB

secondary

#C6825F

accent

#5516D0

background

#FDFEFF

surface

#F8FCFE

border

#D1D5D6

text

#121516

muted

#828485

Preview Lab

Preview with #96CEEB

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

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