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#96BBDB Blues White Shoes

#96BBDB is a light, muted blue named Blues White Shoes. In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 73.3% green and 85.9% blue (rgb(150, 187, 219)). Its HSL value is 208° hue, 49% saturation and 72% lightness, and in CMYK it is 32% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black. #96BBDB is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 10.43:1.

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Variations of #96BBDB

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#96BBDB color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#96BBDB for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #96BBDB appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 95% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #A5B3DA
  • Protanopia 94% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #AEBBDD
  • Protanomaly 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A8BADC
  • Deuteranopia 95% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #A5B3DA
  • Deuteranomaly 96% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #A2B6DB
  • Tritanopia 90% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #81C3C5
  • Tritanomaly 96% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #8EBED1
  • Achromatopsia 88% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #B7B7B7
  • Achromatomaly 91% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #AFB8C1

#96BBDB contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.01:1 Very poor#96BBDB text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
10.43:1 Very good#96BBDB text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#96BBDB in CSS

/* Blues White Shoes */
.color { color: #96BBDB; }
.background { background-color: #96BBDB; }
.border { border: 1px solid #96BBDB; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(150 187 219);
color: hsl(208 49% 72%);
color: oklch(0.776 0.061 244.8);

#96BBDB FAQ

What color is #96BBDB?

#96BBDB is a light, muted blue. Its closest named color is Blues White Shoes. It belongs to the blue color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #96BBDB?

#96BBDB is rgb(150, 187, 219) in RGB, hsl(208, 49%, 72%) in HSL and cmyk(32%, 15%, 0%, 14%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #96BBDB?

The complementary color of #96BBDB is #DBB696, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #96BBDB?

Black text has the best contrast on #96BBDB: 10.43:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #96BBDB a warm or cool color?

#96BBDB is a cool color.