What color is #96A5CA?

#96A5CA is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Old World. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #96A5CA?

The RGB value is 150, 165, 202: 150 red, 165 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #96A5CA?

The complementary color is #CABB96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #96A5CA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.53:1 and white text 2.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#96A5CA color

#96A5CA rgb(150, 165, 202)

Shades of blue

The hex color #96A5CA is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 64.7% green and 79.2% blue (150, 165, 202).

Its hue angle is 223°, with 33% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Old World (#91A8CF), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.53:1).

#96A5CA color codes

HEX	`#96A5CA`
RGB	`rgb(150, 165, 202)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 64.7%, 79.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(223, 33%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(223, 26%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 18%, 0%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.77, 3, -20.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.77, 20.85, 278.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.691, 37.658, 61.201)`
Decimal	`9872842`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #96A5CA, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #96A5CA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#96A5CA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #96A5CA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #96a5ca; }
.text { color: #96a5ca; }
.border { border: 2px solid #96a5ca; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 165 202 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #96a5ca, #a196ca); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #96A5CA?: #96A5CA is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Old World. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #96A5CA?: The RGB value is 150, 165, 202: 150 red, 165 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #96A5CA?: The complementary color is #CABB96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #96A5CA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.53:1 and white text 2.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.