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#96BFDB closest to Gentle Sky

#96BFDB is a light, muted blue; the closest named color is Gentle Sky. In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 74.9% green and 85.9% blue (rgb(150, 191, 219)). Its HSL value is 204° hue, 49% saturation and 72% lightness, and in CMYK it is 32% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black. #96BFDB is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 10.77:1.

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Variations of #96BFDB

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

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

  • Dog vision 94% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #A9B6DB
  • Protanopia 93% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B3BEDC
  • Protanomaly 95% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #ABBEDC
  • Deuteranopia 94% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #A9B6DB
  • Deuteranomaly 96% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #A4BADB
  • Tritanopia 91% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #80C6C8
  • Tritanomaly 96% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #8EC2D3
  • Achromatopsia 88% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #BABABA
  • Achromatomaly 91% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #B2BBC3

#96BFDB contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.95:1 Very poor#96BFDB text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
10.77:1 Very good#96BFDB text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#96BFDB in CSS

/* Gentle Sky */
.color { color: #96BFDB; }
.background { background-color: #96BFDB; }
.border { border: 1px solid #96BFDB; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(150 191 219);
color: hsl(204 49% 72%);
color: oklch(0.785 0.059 238.4);

#96BFDB FAQ

What color is #96BFDB?

#96BFDB is a light, muted blue. Its closest named color is Gentle Sky. It belongs to the blue color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #96BFDB?

#96BFDB is rgb(150, 191, 219) in RGB, hsl(204, 49%, 72%) in HSL and cmyk(32%, 13%, 0%, 14%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #96BFDB?

The complementary color of #96BFDB is #DBB296, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #96BFDB?

Black text has the best contrast on #96BFDB: 10.77:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #96BFDB a warm or cool color?

#96BFDB is a cool color.