What color is #96B1F3?

#96B1F3 is a light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Kitten’s Eye. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #96B1F3?

The RGB value is 150, 177, 243: 150 red, 177 green and 243 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #96B1F3?

The complementary color is #F3D896, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #96B1F3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.88:1 and white text 2.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#96B1F3 color

#96B1F3 rgb(150, 177, 243)

Shades of blue

The hex color #96B1F3 is a light, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 69.4% green and 95.3% blue (150, 177, 243).

Its hue angle is 223°, with 79% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Kitten’s Eye (#8AADF7), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.88:1).

#96B1F3 color codes

HEX	`#96B1F3`
RGB	`rgb(150, 177, 243)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 69.4%, 95.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(223, 79%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(223, 38%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 27%, 0%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.49, 6.73, -35.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.49, 36.44, 280.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.473, 44.397, 91.003)`
Decimal	`9875955`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #96B1F3, 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 #96B1F3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#96B1F3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.88:1	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 #96B1F3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #96b1f3; }
.text { color: #96b1f3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #96b1f3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 177 243 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #96b1f3, #aa96f3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Blue.

Questions

What color is #96B1F3?: #96B1F3 is a light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Kitten’s Eye. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #96B1F3?: The RGB value is 150, 177, 243: 150 red, 177 green and 243 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #96B1F3?: The complementary color is #F3D896, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #96B1F3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.88:1 and white text 2.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.