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HEX 96B5D2 - #96B5D2, RGB(150,181,210) Color


Color Name: Pale Cerulean*
Hex Color Code: #96B5D2
RGB Color Code: RGB(150, 181, 210)
CMYK Values*: 28.6%, 13.8%, 0.0%, 17.6%



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What color is 96B5D2?

The RGB color code for color number #96B5D2 is RGB(150, 181, 210). In the RGB color model, #96B5D2 has a red value of 150, a green value of 181, and a blue value of 210. The CMYK color model (also known as process color, used in color printing) comprises 28.6% cyan, 13.8% magenta, 0.0% yellow, and 17.6% key (black). The HSL color scale has a hue of 209° (degrees), 40.0 % saturation, and 70.6 % lightness. In the HSB/HSV color space, #96B5D2 has a hue of 209° (degrees), 28.6 % saturation and 82.4 % brightness/value.



Color 96B5D2 is cool or warm?

Color 96B5D2 is a cool color.



What is the LRV of #96B5D2? (For interior and product design)

96B5D2 has an LRV of nearly 44. By LRV value, it is a medium light color.

Light Reflectance Value (LRV) is a measure of how much visible light is reflected off a surface. It is a number on a scale of 0 to 100, with 0 being pure black and 100 being pure white. The higher the LRV, the more light the color reflects and the lighter it will appear.



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#96B5D2

Light Color


Compare LRV 44 of #96B5D2 with dark and light Color




Is #96B5D2 Readable? WCAG Contrast Checker (For digital design)

Check if the color 96B5D2 meets Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) standards, minimum contrast ratio standards between text and background colors. The WCAG (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines) provides global standards for readable web content.

WCAG Recommendations - Large Text: above 18pt or 14pt bold. Normal Text: below 18pt or 14pt bold.

  • Minimum contrast ratio (AA): 4.5 for normal text and 3 for large text.
  • Enhanced contrast ratio (AAA): 7 for normal text and 4.5 for large text.





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Color Codes - Color Space Conversions


HEX #96B5D2 color codes / color number / color space conversions - RGBA, HSL, HSV/HSB, HYZ, CMY, HWB, RYB


RGBA / RGB

RGB(150, 181, 210)
Red
150 (58.8%)
Green
181 (71.0%)
Blue
210 (82.4%)
Alpha
1 (100.0%)

CMYK

Cyan
28.57%
Magenta
13.81%
Yellow
0.00%
Key
17.65%

HSL

HSL(209deg, 40.0 %, 70.6 %)

Hue
209°
Saturation
40.00 %.
Lightness
70.59 %.

RYB

RYB(24, 41, 67)
Red
24 (9.5%)
Yellow
41 (15.9%)
Blue
67 (26.1%)

HSV/HSB

Hue
209°
Saturation
28.57 %.
Brightness / Value
82.35 %.

HWB

H: 209°

W: 58.82 %

B: 17.65 %

XYZ

X : 40.73

Y : 44.18

Z : 67.35

YXY

Y1 : 44.18

X : 0.27

Y2 : 0.29

CMY

C : 41.18%

M : 29.02%

Y : 17.65%


LRV

~ 44.2 %

Munsell Color System

9.1B 7.1/4

CIE-Lab

L : 72.35

A : -3.85

B : -18.08

CIE-Lch

L : 72.35

C : 18.49

H : 257.97

CIE-Luv

L : 72.35

U : -16.85

V : -27.47

Hunter-Lab

L : 66.47

A : -6.94

B : -13.55






Color Names, Similar Colors and Paint


Color Name of HEX #96B5D2

Here are the colors similar to 96B5D2. Delta E (ΔE) is the measure of the difference between two colors. Delta E is measured on a scale from 0 to 100, where 0 means exact match, and 100 is the highest difference.

#9BC4E2
Pale Cerulean
ΔE - 4.42 (95.6% similar)
#B0C4DE
Light Steel Blue
ΔE - 5.49 (94.5% similar)
#8AB9F1
Jordy Blue
ΔE - 5.68 (94.3% similar)
#7CB9E8
Aero
ΔE - 5.96 (94.0% similar)


Similar colors from Pantone, RAL and other color matching system


Pantone PMS

Pantone PMS color similar/equivalent to 96B5D2.

#9BB8D3
PANTONE 644 C
ΔE - 1.10 (98.9% similar)
#A7BCD6
PANTONE 651 C
ΔE - 3.69 (96.3% similar)
#81B0D2
PANTONE 2169 C
ΔE - 4.02 (96.0% similar)
#8BB8E8
PANTONE 278 C
ΔE - 4.55 (95.4% similar)

Pantone TCX

Pantone TCX color similar/equivalent to 96B5D2.


RAL Design

RAL Design color similar/equivalent to 96B5D2.

#8FB0CE
RAL 260 70 20 - Matte Blue
ΔE - 1.56 (98.4% similar)
#83B0D6
RAL 260 70 25 - Pacific Blue
ΔE - 3.69 (96.3% similar)
#96AED0
RAL 270 70 20 - Angel Blue
ΔE - 3.76 (96.2% similar)
#85B0CC
RAL 250 70 20 - Medium Blue
ΔE - 3.93 (96.1% similar)

British Standard 4800

British Standard 4800 color similar/equivalent to 96B5D2.

#A9C6E2
BS 20-D-41 - Powder Blue
ΔE - 4.61 (95.4% similar)
#A9BBC6
BS 20-C-35 - Blue
ΔE - 6.85 (93.2% similar)
#6CA5D3
BS 20-E-51 - Corfu (Purple)
ΔE - 7.56 (92.4% similar)


Paint color for Hex #96B5D2

Here are the paint colors similar to 96B5D2. Delta E (ΔE) is the measure of the difference between two colors. Delta E is measured on a scale from 0 to 100, where 0 means exact match, and 100 is the highest difference.


Sherwin Williams

Hex color 96B5D2 similar/equivalent paint from Sherwin Williams. Conversion of hex #96B5D2 to Sherwin Williams

#97B3D0
Celestial (SW 6808)
ΔE - 1.02 (99.0% similar)
#8EA9C2
Cosmos (SW 6528)
ΔE - 3.55 (96.4% similar)
#8BA7BB
Notable Hue (SW 6521)
ΔE - 5.11 (94.9% similar)
#7DB5D3
Regale Blue (SW 6801)
ΔE - 5.84 (94.2% similar)


Valspar

Hex color 96B5D2 similar/equivalent paint from Valspar. Conversion of hex #96B5D2 to Valspar

#92B2D1
Moonglow (8002-45C)
ΔE - 1.04 (99.0% similar)
#8BB5D9
Blue Magpie (P072)
ΔE - 2.60 (97.4% similar)
#93B1D6
Wings of Pegasus (V073-3)
ΔE - 2.88 (97.1% similar)
#88B0D7
Wild Blue Yonder (8001-44D)
ΔE - 3.20 (96.8% similar)


PPG Paints

Hex color 96B5D2 similar/equivalent paint from PPG Paints. Conversion of hex #96B5D2 to PPG Paints

#A1BED9
Everlasting (PPG1161-3)
ΔE - 2.58 (97.4% similar)
#97BEE2
Viva La Bleu (PPG1242-3)
ΔE - 3.08 (96.9% similar)
#A3BCDB
Valor (PPG1244-3)
ΔE - 3.21 (96.8% similar)
#ADC0D6
Blue Thistle (PPG1162-3)
ΔE - 4.85 (95.1% similar)


Behr

Hex color 96B5D2 similar/equivalent paint from Behr. Conversion of hex #96B5D2 to Behr

#8AB1D6
Bluebird (PPU15-12)
ΔE - 2.68 (97.3% similar)
#A4BBD3
Perennial Blue (M530-3)
ΔE - 2.95 (97.1% similar)
#94BEE1
Toile Blue (P520-3)
ΔE - 3.26 (96.7% similar)
#9AC1DC
Charismatic Sky (M520-3)
ΔE - 3.93 (96.1% similar)


Dunn-Edwards

Hex color 96B5D2 similar/equivalent paint from Dunn-Edwards. Conversion of hex #96B5D2 to Dunn-Edwards

#A2B7CF
Misted Eve (DE 5884)
ΔE - 2.94 (97.1% similar)
#A3B9CD
Northern Pond (DE 5870)
ΔE - 3.45 (96.6% similar)
#8FAACA
Bachelor Blue (DE 5878)
ΔE - 3.53 (96.5% similar)
#99C1DC
January Frost (DE 5849)
ΔE - 4.08 (95.9% similar)


Benjamin Moore

Hex color 96B5D2 similar/equivalent paint from Benjamin Moore. Conversion of hex #96B5D2 to Benjamin Moore

#92BAD4
Blue Bayou (801)
ΔE - 3.35 (96.6% similar)
#9DB2D0
Riviera Azure (822)
ΔE - 3.53 (96.5% similar)
#A1BFD5
Sapphire Ice (808)
ΔE - 3.69 (96.3% similar)
#A3C1E3
Swiss Blue (815)
ΔE - 3.80 (96.2% similar)


Farrow & Ball

Hex color 96B5D2 similar/equivalent paint from Farrow & Ball. Conversion of hex #96B5D2 to Farrow & Ball

#9EB6C8
Lulworth Blue (89)
ΔE - 3.76 (96.2% similar)
#98ACBA
Kittiwake (307)
ΔE - 5.76 (94.2% similar)
#B0BEC6
Parma Gray (27)
ΔE - 8.49 (91.5% similar)
#A0C5CA
Blue Ground (210)
ΔE - 11.39 (88.6% similar)







Color Combinations


#96B5D2 color palettes and scheme combination


Monochromatic Color Palette

Monochromatic colors belong to the same hue angle but different tints and shades. Monochromatic color palette can be generated by keeping the exact hue of the base color and then changing the saturation and lightness.

Analogous Color Palette

Analogous colors are a group of colors adjacent to each other on a color wheel. Group of these adjacent colors forms Analogous color scheme Palette. Analogous Palette can be generated by increasing or decreasing the hue value by 30 points.

Triadic Color Palette

The triadic color palette has three colors separated by 120° in the RGB color wheel

Tetradic Color Palette

The tetradic colour scheme composed of two sets of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.




Complementary / Opposite Color



96B5D2
Pale Cerulean*

D2B396
Hazelnut*


Complementary / Opposite Color

Complementary colors are pairs of colors which, when combined or mixed, cancel each other out (lose hue) by producing a grayscale color like white or black. When placed next to each other, they create the strongest contrast for those two colors. Complementary colors also called opposite colors. Complementary color schemes are created using two opposite colors on the color wheel. The examples are red–cyan, green–magenta, and blue–yellow.


What is the contrasting color of #96B5D2?

Color that best contrast with #96B5D2 is #D2B396, color name is Hazelnut*
Contrast indicates a strong difference in color. Contrasting color can be found several ways, Complimentary contrast is one of them. Complementary contrast colors are opposite each other on the color wheel.


What color compliments #96B5D2?

Complementary or Opposite color for #96B5D2 is #D2B396, color name is Hazelnut*.





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