What color is #96B5FD?

#96B5FD is a light, vivid blue, closest to the named color Kitten’s Eye. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #96B5FD?

The RGB value is 150, 181, 253: 150 red, 181 green and 253 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #96B5FD?

The complementary color is #FDDE96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #96B5FD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.32:1 and white text 2.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#96B5FD color

#96B5FD rgb(150, 181, 253)

Shades of blue

The hex color #96B5FD is a light, vivid blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 71% green and 99.2% blue (150, 181, 253).

Its hue angle is 222°, with 96% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 41% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 1% black.

The closest named color is Kitten’s Eye (#8AADF7), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.32:1).

#96B5FD color codes

HEX	`#96B5FD`
RGB	`rgb(150, 181, 253)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 71%, 99.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(222, 96%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(222, 41%, 99%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(41%, 28%, 0%, 1%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.95, 7.2, -38.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.95, 39.62, 280.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.826, 46.621, 99.441)`
Decimal	`9876989`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #96B5FD, 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 #96B5FD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#96B5FD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.32:1	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 #96B5FD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #96b5fd; }
.text { color: #96b5fd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #96b5fd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 181 253 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #96b5fd, #ab96fd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Blue.

Questions

What color is #96B5FD?: #96B5FD is a light, vivid blue, closest to the named color Kitten’s Eye. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #96B5FD?: The RGB value is 150, 181, 253: 150 red, 181 green and 253 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #96B5FD?: The complementary color is #FDDE96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #96B5FD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.32:1 and white text 2.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.