What color is #9198CB?

#9198CB is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Easter Egg. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9198CB?

The RGB value is 145, 152, 203: 145 red, 152 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9198CB?

The complementary color is #CBC491, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9198CB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.56:1 and white text 2.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9198CB color

#9198CB rgb(145, 152, 203)

Shades of blue

The hex color #9198CB is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 59.6% green and 79.6% blue (145, 152, 203).

Its hue angle is 233°, with 36% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Easter Egg (#8E97C7), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.56:1).

#9198CB color codes

HEX	`#9198CB`
RGB	`rgb(145, 152, 203)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 59.6%, 79.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(233, 36%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(233, 29%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 25%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.99, 9.05, -27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.99, 28.48, 288.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.682, 32.787, 61.042)`
Decimal	`9541835`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9198CB, 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 #9198CB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9198CB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.56:1	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 #9198CB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9198cb; }
.text { color: #9198cb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9198cb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 152 203 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9198cb, #a791cb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #9198CB?: #9198CB is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Easter Egg. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9198CB?: The RGB value is 145, 152, 203: 145 red, 152 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9198CB?: The complementary color is #CBC491, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9198CB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.56:1 and white text 2.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.