#96C2FF
Periwinkle · light cool blue
About #96C2FF
#96C2FF is a moderately saturated, light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 59% red, 76% green and 100% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 41% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is somewhere between Periwinkle and Baby Blue (ΔE 15.0); Baby Blue comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #FFD396 — a peach tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use light tones like #96C2FF for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 11.46:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #96C2FF?
#96C2FF is a moderately saturated, light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 59% red, 76% green and 100% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 41% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #96C2FF?
Use black text. Black on #96C2FF has a contrast ratio of 11.46:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #96C2FF?
Its complementary colour is #FFD396, and analogous partners are #96F6FF and #9F96FF.