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#96B7DE Color

#96B7DE is rgb(150, 183, 222) in RGB, hsl(213, 52%, 73%) in HSL, and about cmyk(32%, 18%, 0%, 13%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Baby Blue Eyes (#A1CAF1), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.88. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#96B7DE
HEX#96B7DE
RGBrgb(150, 183, 222)
HSLhsl(213, 52%, 73%)
HSVhsv(213, 32%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(32%, 18%, 0%, 13%)
OKLCHoklch(76.9% 0.067 252.9)
LABlab(73.00% -4.63 -23.55)
LCHlch(73.00% 24.00 258.87)

What #96B7DE Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #96B7DE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Baby Blue Eyes#A1CAF1ΔE 6.88Pale Cerulean#9BC4E2ΔE 6.93Wild Blue Yonder#A2ADD0ΔE 7.98Light Cobalt Blue#88ACE0ΔE 8.2Pale Cornflower Blue#ABCDEFΔE 8.36Aero#7CB9E8ΔE 9.12

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every blue in the library.

#96B7DE Channel Values

How #96B7DE breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 150 · G 183 · B 2228-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 213° · S 52% · L 73%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 213° · S 32% · V 87%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 32% · M 18% · Y 0% · K 13%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.07:1 vs white · 10.12:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #96B7DE background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.07:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.12:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #96B7DE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #96B7DE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #96B7DE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#96B7DE
Complementary
#DEBE96
Analogous
#96DADE
Analogous
#9A96DE
Triadic
#DE96B7
Triadic
#B7DE96
Split comp.
#DE9A96
Split comp.
#DADE96

Tints & Shades of #96B7DE

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#A6C1E3
#B1C9E7
#C1D4EB
#CDDCEF
#DCE7F4
#E8EFF8

Shades

#709CD2
#4981C5
#3568A7
#2A5284
#1D3A5D
#112236

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #96B7DE.

How #96B7DE Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#96B7DE
Protanopia#B2B2DE
Protanomaly#A7B4DE
Deuteranopia#ADADDF
Deuteranomaly#A4B1DE
Tritanopia#8EBDBD
Tritanomaly#92BACB
Achromatopsia#B4B4B4

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #96B7DE in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-96b7de: #96B7DE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #96B7DE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-96b7de': '#96B7DE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.588, green: 0.718, blue: 0.871)
Android XML<color name="color_96b7de">#96B7DE</color>
SVG fillfill="#96B7DE"

More Blue Colors

#96B7DE sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#96B7DE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #96B7DE?

#96B7DE is a light blue — rgb(150, 183, 222) in RGB and hsl(213, 52%, 73%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Baby Blue Eyes (#A1CAF1), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.88.

What is the RGB value of #96B7DE?

#96B7DE is rgb(150, 183, 222) — red 150, green 183, and blue 222 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #96B7DE?

#96B7DE converts to approximately cmyk(32%, 18%, 0%, 13%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #96B7DE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #96B7DE scores 2.07:1 against white and 10.12:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #96B7DE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #96B7DE is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is lightsteelblue (#B0C4DE) at a CIE76 distance of 9.83, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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