Close to Baby Blue
#96DBFB
#96DBFB is a light, vivid blue, close to the color Baby Blue. In RGB it’s made of 58.8% red, 85.9% green, and 98.4% blue. Its hue is 199°, with 93% 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 #96DBFB.
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
1.52:1 FailBlack text on this color
13.82:1 AAAThis color as text on white
1.52:1 FailThis color as text on black
13.82:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #96DBFB as they’d see it.
#96DBFB 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 #96DBFB
What color is #96DBFB?
#96DBFB is a light, vivid blue, close to the color Baby Blue. In RGB it’s made of 58.8% red, 85.9% green, and 98.4% blue. Its hue is 199°, with 93% saturation and 79% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #96DBFB in RGB?
#96DBFB is rgb(150, 219, 251): 150 red, 219 green, and 251 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #96DBFB in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(40, 13, 0, 2). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #96DBFB?
PANTONE 297 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #96DBFB?
Its complement #FDC6AC gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.