What color is #9396BB?

#9396BB is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Easter Egg. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9396BB?

The RGB value is 147, 150, 187: 147 red, 150 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9396BB?

The complementary color is #BBB893, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9396BB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.32:1 and white text 2.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9396BB color

#9396BB rgb(147, 150, 187)

Shades of blue

The hex color #9396BB is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 58.8% green and 73.3% blue (147, 150, 187).

Its hue angle is 235°, with 23% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Easter Egg (#8E97C7), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.32:1).

#9396BB color codes

HEX	`#9396BB`
RGB	`rgb(147, 150, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 58.8%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(235, 23%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(235, 21%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 20%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.01, 6.92, -19.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.01, 20.71, 289.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.906, 31.603, 51.423)`
Decimal	`9672379`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9396BB, 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 #9396BB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9396BB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.32:1	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 #9396BB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9396bb; }
.text { color: #9396bb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9396bb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 150 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9396bb, #a493bb); }

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Questions

What color is #9396BB?: #9396BB is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Easter Egg. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9396BB?: The RGB value is 147, 150, 187: 147 red, 150 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9396BB?: The complementary color is #BBB893, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9396BB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.32:1 and white text 2.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.