What color is #96A8D3?

#96A8D3 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 #96A8D3?

The RGB value is 150, 168, 211: 150 red, 168 green and 211 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #96A8D3?

The complementary color is #D3C196, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #96A8D3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.84:1 and white text 2.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#96A8D3 color

#96A8D3 rgb(150, 168, 211)

Shades of blue

The hex color #96A8D3 is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 65.9% green and 82.7% blue (150, 168, 211).

Its hue angle is 222°, with 41% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Old World (#91A8CF), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.84:1).

#96A8D3 color codes

HEX	`#96A8D3`
RGB	`rgb(150, 168, 211)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 65.9%, 82.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(222, 41%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(222, 29%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 20%, 0%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.89, 3.52, -23.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.89, 24.14, 278.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.335, 39.191, 67.16)`
Decimal	`9873619`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #96A8D3, 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 #96A8D3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#96A8D3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.84:1	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 #96A8D3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #96a8d3; }
.text { color: #96a8d3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #96a8d3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 168 211 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #96a8d3, #a396d3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #96A8D3?: #96A8D3 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 #96A8D3?: The RGB value is 150, 168, 211: 150 red, 168 green and 211 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #96A8D3?: The complementary color is #D3C196, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #96A8D3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.84:1 and white text 2.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.