What color is #9399DF?

#9399DF is a light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Cold Lips. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9399DF?

The RGB value is 147, 153, 223: 147 red, 153 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9399DF?

The complementary color is #DFD993, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9399DF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.86:1 and white text 2.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9399DF color

#9399DF rgb(147, 153, 223)

Shades of blue

The hex color #9399DF is a light, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 60% green and 87.5% blue (147, 153, 223).

Its hue angle is 235°, with 54% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 31% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Cold Lips (#9BA0EF), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.86:1).

#9399DF color codes

HEX	`#9399DF`
RGB	`rgb(147, 153, 223)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 60%, 87.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(235, 54%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(235, 34%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 31%, 0%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.21, 14.18, -36.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.21, 38.89, 291.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.739, 34.312, 74.485)`
Decimal	`9673183`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9399DF, 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 #9399DF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9399DF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.86:1	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 #9399DF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9399df; }
.text { color: #9399df; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9399df; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 153 223 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9399df, #b393df); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Periwinkle Purple.

Questions

What color is #9399DF?: #9399DF is a light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Cold Lips. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9399DF?: The RGB value is 147, 153, 223: 147 red, 153 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9399DF?: The complementary color is #DFD993, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9399DF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.86:1 and white text 2.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.