What color is #9497E1?

#9497E1 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 #9497E1?

The RGB value is 148, 151, 225: 148 red, 151 green and 225 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9497E1?

The complementary color is #E1DE94, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9497E1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.77:1 and white text 2.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9497E1 color

#9497E1 rgb(148, 151, 225)

Shades of blue

The hex color #9497E1 is a light, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 59.2% green and 88.2% blue (148, 151, 225).

Its hue angle is 238°, with 56% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 33% magenta, 0% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Cold Lips (#9BA0EF), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.77:1).

#9497E1 color codes

HEX	`#9497E1`
RGB	`rgb(148, 151, 225)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 59.2%, 88.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(238, 56%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(238, 34%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 33%, 0%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.85, 16.13, -37.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.85, 41.15, 293.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.866, 33.864, 75.814)`
Decimal	`9738209`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9497E1, 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 #9497E1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9497E1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.77:1	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 #9497E1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9497e1; }
.text { color: #9497e1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9497e1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 151 225 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9497e1, #b894e1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Periwinkle Purple.

Questions

What color is #9497E1?: #9497E1 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 #9497E1?: The RGB value is 148, 151, 225: 148 red, 151 green and 225 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9497E1?: The complementary color is #E1DE94, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9497E1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.77:1 and white text 2.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.