What color is #9197B1?

#9197B1 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Cool Gray. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9197B1?

The RGB value is 145, 151, 177: 145 red, 151 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9197B1?

The complementary color is #B1AB91, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9197B1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.27:1 and white text 2.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9197B1 color

#9197B1 rgb(145, 151, 177)

Shades of blue

The hex color #9197B1 is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 59.2% green and 69.4% blue (145, 151, 177).

Its hue angle is 229°, with 17% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Cool Gray (#8C92AC), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.27:1).

#9197B1 color codes

HEX	`#9197B1`
RGB	`rgb(145, 151, 177)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 59.2%, 69.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(229, 17%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(229, 18%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 15%, 0%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.78, 3.4, -14.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.78, 14.66, 283.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.678, 31.327, 46.017)`
Decimal	`9541553`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9197B1, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #9197B1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9197B1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #9197B1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9197b1; }
.text { color: #9197b1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9197b1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 151 177 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9197b1, #9b91b1); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #9197B1?: #9197B1 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Cool Gray. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9197B1?: The RGB value is 145, 151, 177: 145 red, 151 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9197B1?: The complementary color is #B1AB91, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9197B1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.27:1 and white text 2.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.