#96ADDE — Blue

#96ADDE is a blue in the Blue family. In practice it looks like a soft, dusty medium blue, and it is also commonly known as Blue, Cobalt Blue. Below are all of its color space values, an 11-step scale, harmony palettes and accessibility data.

#96ADDE color swatch, blue#96ADDE
CSS Namelightsteelblue (closest)

Tints and shades (50–950)

50#f4f5f9
100#e6eaf2
200#d1d9ea
300#b2c0de
400#8ea2cc
500#748bbc
600#6379a8
700#50648f
800#425378
900#374667
950#1f293e

Accessibility

Contrast on white
2.25:1
Contrast on black
9.33:1
  • AA (4.5:1) on whiteFail
  • AA Large (3:1) on whiteFail
  • AAA (7:1) on whiteFail
  • AAA Large (4.5:1) on whiteFail
  • UI components (3:1) on whiteFail

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Complementary palette

Analogous palette

Triadic palette

Copy-ready CSS

brand-scale.css
:root {
  --brand-50: oklch(0.971 0.006 265.1); /* #f4f5f9 */
  --brand-100: oklch(0.936 0.012 265.1); /* #e6eaf2 */
  --brand-200: oklch(0.885 0.025 265.1); /* #d1d9ea */
  --brand-300: oklch(0.808 0.044 265.1); /* #b2c0de */
  --brand-400: oklch(0.712 0.066 265.1); /* #8ea2cc */
  --brand-500: oklch(0.637 0.079 265.1); /* #748bbc */
  --brand-600: oklch(0.577 0.078 265.1); /* #6379a8 */
  --brand-700: oklch(0.505 0.073 265.1); /* #50648f */
  --brand-800: oklch(0.444 0.065 265.1); /* #425378 */
  --brand-900: oklch(0.396 0.059 265.1); /* #374667 */
  --brand-950: oklch(0.281 0.041 265.1); /* #1f293e */
}

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