Palettes / Colors / #96BFCE

#96BFCE — Light Muted Blue

#96BFCE is a blue color we call Light Muted Blue, closest to the named color SkyBlue (#87CEEB). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: skyblue (#87CEEB) — not an exact match. CSS skyblue gives you #87CEEB, a different color; use #96BFCE when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#96BFCE is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #CEA697; it also sits naturally between #97CEC1 and #97A4CE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 59% · Green 75% · Blue 81%

Cyan 27% · Magenta 7% · Yellow 0% · Key 19%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #96BFCE

.text { color: #96BFCE; }
.background { background-color: #96BFCE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #96BFCE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(150, 191, 206); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(196, 36%, 70%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #96BFCE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(150, 191, 206, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #96BFCE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(150, 191, 206, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#96BFCE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#96BFCE">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CEA697:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #96BFCE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #96BFCE

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #96BFCE looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #96BFCE rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #96BFCD  ·  #96BFCF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #96BFCE?

#96BFCE is Light Muted Blue, a blue color (RGB 150, 191, 206). Its closest standard named color is SkyBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #96BFCE?

#96BFCE is RGB 150, 191, 206 — HSL 196°, 36%, 70% — CMYK 27%, 7%, 0%, 19%.

What colors go with #96BFCE?

Its complement is #CEA697; analogous partners are #97CEC1 and #97A4CE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #96BFCE for text?

Black text on #96BFCE has a contrast ratio of 10.64:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.97:1.