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#96CDEE Fail Whale

#96CDEE is a light, muted blue named Fail Whale. In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 80.4% green and 93.3% blue (rgb(150, 205, 238)). Its HSL value is 202° hue, 72% saturation and 76% lightness, and in CMYK it is 37% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. #96CDEE is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 12.26:1.

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Variations of #96CDEE

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

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

  • Dog vision 92% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #B2C2EE
  • Protanopia 90% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #BECBF0
  • Protanomaly 93% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B4CBEF
  • Deuteranopia 92% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #B2C2EE
  • Deuteranomaly 94% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #ABC6EE
  • Tritanopia 89% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #77D6D8
  • Tritanomaly 95% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #8BD1E4
  • Achromatopsia 85% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #C6C6C6
  • Achromatomaly 89% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #BBC8D1

#96CDEE contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.71:1 Very poor#96CDEE text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
12.26:1 Super#96CDEE text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#96CDEE in CSS

/* Fail Whale */
.color { color: #96CDEE; }
.background { background-color: #96CDEE; }
.border { border: 1px solid #96CDEE; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(150 205 238);
color: hsl(202 72% 76%);
color: oklch(0.822 0.073 235.2);

#96CDEE FAQ

What color is #96CDEE?

#96CDEE is a light, muted blue. Its closest named color is Fail Whale. It belongs to the blue color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #96CDEE?

#96CDEE is rgb(150, 205, 238) in RGB, hsl(202, 72%, 76%) in HSL and cmyk(37%, 14%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #96CDEE?

The complementary color of #96CDEE is #EEB796, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #96CDEE?

Black text has the best contrast on #96CDEE: 12.26:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #96CDEE a warm or cool color?

#96CDEE is a cool color.