Close to Serenity
#96BEFE
#96BEFE is a light, vivid blue, close to the color Serenity. In RGB it’s made of 58.8% red, 74.5% green, and 99.6% blue. Its hue is 217°, with 98% saturation and 79% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #96BEFE.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
1.89:1 FailBlack text on this color
11.09:1 AAAThis color as text on white
1.89:1 FailThis color as text on black
11.09:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #96BEFE as they’d see it.
#96BEFE in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #96BEFE
What color is #96BEFE?
#96BEFE is a light, vivid blue, close to the color Serenity. In RGB it’s made of 58.8% red, 74.5% green, and 99.6% blue. Its hue is 217°, with 98% saturation and 79% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #96BEFE in RGB?
#96BEFE is rgb(150, 190, 254): 150 red, 190 green, and 254 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #96BEFE in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(41, 25, 0, 0). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #96BEFE?
PANTONE 284 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #96BEFE?
Its complement #DCB77B gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.