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#96CCCE

#96ccce ≈ Powder Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#96ccce is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 58.82% red, 80% green and 80.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 27.18% cyan, 0.97% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.22% black. Its hue angle is 182.14°, with 36.36% saturation and 69.8% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with freshness, technology and clarity. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 11.83:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Powder Blue (#b0e0e6), ΔE 5.69.

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Relative luminance0.5413

Complementary

  1. #96ccce
  2. #ce9896

Split complementary

  1. #96ccce
  2. #ce96b0
  3. #ceb496

Analogous

  1. #96ceb4
  2. #96ccce
  3. #96b0ce

Triadic

  1. #96ccce
  2. #ce96cc
  3. #ccce96

Tetradic

  1. #96ccce
  2. #9896ce
  3. #ce9896
  4. #ccce96

Square

  1. #96ccce
  2. #b496ce
  3. #ce9896
  4. #b0ce96

Monochromatic

  1. #41888a
  2. #62b3b6
  3. #96ccce
  4. #cae5e6
  5. #f1f8f9

Shades

#96ccce mixed progressively with black.

  1. #96ccce
  2. #87b8b9
  3. #78a3a5
  4. #698f90
  5. #5a7a7c
  6. #4b6667
  7. #3c5252
  8. #2d3d3e
  9. #1e2929
  10. #0f1415
  11. #000000

Tints

#96ccce mixed progressively with white.

  1. #96ccce
  2. #a1d1d3
  3. #abd6d8
  4. #b6dbdd
  5. #c0e0e2
  6. #cbe6e7
  7. #d5ebeb
  8. #e0f0f0
  9. #eaf5f5
  10. #f5fafa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#96ccce mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #96ccce
  2. #94c4c6
  3. #92bdbe
  4. #8fb5b7
  5. #8daeaf
  6. #8ba6a7
  7. #899e9f
  8. #879797
  9. #848f90
  10. #828888
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.78:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.83:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c2c2c2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b2c6c7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c5c7ce ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #babfce ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #83d0cc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b4c9ce ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #adc4ce ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8bcecd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-96ccce {
  color: #96ccce;
}
Background
.bg-96ccce {
  background-color: #96ccce;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-96ccce {
  border: 2px solid #96ccce;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #96ccce;
  --color-primary-rgb: 150 204 206;
  --color-primary-hsl: 182 36% 70%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-96ccce {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #96ccce, #96b0ce);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-96ccce {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(150 204 206 / 0.35);
}

#b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 5.69 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 7.01 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 7.05 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 7.35 #afeeee Pale Turquoise ΔE 7.85 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 9.17 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 9.56 #693331 Inverted #c2c2c2 Grayscale 

Powder Blue
#96ccce  rgb(150, 204, 206)  hsl(182, 36%, 70%)  Powder Blue
#ce9896  rgb(206, 152, 150)  hsl(2, 36%, 70%)  Pastel Pink
#ce96cc  rgb(206, 150, 204)  hsl(302, 36%, 70%)  Plum
#ccce96  rgb(204, 206, 150)  hsl(62, 36%, 70%)  Sage