Information about #96BED4 color

#96BED4 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #96BED4 is classified in the Register under the Azure Color Family, with Moderate Saturation and Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(150, 190, 212) — 58.8% red, 74.5% green, 83.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 24 / 9 / 0 / 17. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A clearly saturated sky-leaning azure, #96BED4 has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Designers typically reach for tones like this for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Light Grey Blue (#9DBCD4). Slightly further away sit Mooni Blue (#95B5D6) and Dark Sky Blue (#8CBED6).

Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(150, 190, 212)), which gives #96BED4 its character. On this background, black text reaches a 10.6:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.0:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #96BED4 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#96BED4 color variations

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

#96BED4 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 #96BED4

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

Mooni Blue color link
Mooni Blue

#95B5D6

Escape color link
Escape

#9EC0CA

Comfort Zone color link
Comfort Zone

#A2B9D2

Oxymoron color link
Oxymoron

#9CBFE3

Cyan Opaque color link
Cyan Opaque

#92C7C7

Relax color link
Relax

#99AED0

Frozen color link
Frozen

#9DB6C6

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#96BED4
  • RGB150, 190, 212
  • CMYK24, 9, 0, 17
  • CSSrgb(150, 190, 212)
  • HSL201°, 42%, 71%
  • HSL Precise201.29°, 41.892%, 70.98%
  • HSV201°, 29%, 83%
  • HSB201°, 29%, 83%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.588
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.745
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.831
  • GLSLvec3(0.588, 0.745, 0.831)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.588, 0.745, 0.831, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.588, 0.745, 0.831)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB58.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB74.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB83.1%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID96BED4
  • DECIMAL ID9879252
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01