Information about #96A5B1 color

#96A5B1 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#96A5B1 falls into the Azure Color Family — Low Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(150, 165, 177) — 58.8% red, 64.7% green, 69.4% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 11 / 5 / 0 / 31. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #96A5B1 reads as a gently muted sky-leaning azure and has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Expect to see shades like this in airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Cadet Grey (#91A3B0). Slightly further away sit Smokescreen (#93A2B7) and El Nino (#92A0AC).

The recipe behind #96A5B1 is rgb(150, 165, 177), with blue as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 8.3:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.5:1. #96A5B1 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#96A5B1 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#96A5B1 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #96A5B1

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Cadet Grey color link
Cadet Grey

#91A3B0

Smokescreen color link
Smokescreen

#93A2B7

El Nino color link
El Nino

#92A0AC

Botticelli color link
Botticelli

#92ACB4

Nepal color link
Nepal

#93AAB9

Rock Blue color link
Rock Blue

#93A2BA

Cyanish Grey color link
Cyanish Grey

#9CA8A8

Logan color link
Logan

#9D9CB4

Utata Gray color link
Utata Gray

#A0AAAB

Sorrento color link
Sorrento

#9AB0AC

Pewter Blue color link
Pewter Blue

#8BA8B7

Birdcage color link
Birdcage

#9D9CB7

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#96A5B1
  • RGB150, 165, 177
  • CMYK11, 5, 0, 31
  • CSSrgb(150, 165, 177)
  • HSL207°, 15%, 64%
  • HSL Precise206.667°, 14.754%, 64.118%
  • HSV207°, 15%, 69%
  • HSB207°, 15%, 69%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.588
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.647
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.694
  • GLSLvec3(0.588, 0.647, 0.694)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.588, 0.647, 0.694, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.588, 0.647, 0.694)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB58.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB64.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB69.4%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID96A5B1
  • DECIMAL ID9872817
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01