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#96ABC4

#96ABC4 is a light, muted blue, close to the color Dusty Blue. In RGB it’s made of 58.8% red, 67.1% green, and 76.9% blue. Its hue is 213°, with 28% saturation and 68% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.

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This color as text on black

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About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #96ABC4 as they’d see it.

Typical vision#96ABC4
ProtanopiaNo red cones (about 1% of men)
DeuteranopiaNo green cones (the most common, about 1% of men)
TritanopiaNo blue cones (rare)
AchromatopsiaNo color vision (very rare)

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What color is #96ABC4?

#96ABC4 is a light, muted blue, close to the color Dusty Blue. In RGB it’s made of 58.8% red, 67.1% green, and 76.9% blue. Its hue is 213°, with 28% saturation and 68% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.

What is #96ABC4 in RGB?

#96ABC4 is rgb(150, 171, 196): 150 red, 171 green, and 196 blue on a 0–255 scale.

What is #96ABC4 in CMYK?

Roughly cmyk(23, 13, 0, 23). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.

What Pantone is closest to #96ABC4?

PANTONE 7542 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.

What color goes with #96ABC4?

Its complement #BAA68E gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.

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