What color is #9498C9?

#9498C9 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 #9498C9?

The RGB value is 148, 152, 201: 148 red, 152 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9498C9?

The complementary color is #C9C594, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9498C9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.59:1 and white text 2.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9498C9 color

#9498C9 rgb(148, 152, 201)

Shades of blue

The hex color #9498C9 is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 59.6% green and 78.8% blue (148, 152, 201).

Its hue angle is 235°, with 33% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Easter Egg (#8E97C7), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.59:1).

#9498C9 color codes

HEX	`#9498C9`
RGB	`rgb(148, 152, 201)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 59.6%, 78.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(235, 33%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(235, 26%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 24%, 0%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.14, 9.46, -25.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.14, 27.33, 290.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.981, 32.969, 59.82)`
Decimal	`9738441`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9498C9, 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 #9498C9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9498C9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.59:1	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 #9498C9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9498c9; }
.text { color: #9498c9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9498c9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 152 201 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9498c9, #ab94c9); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #9498C9?: #9498C9 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 #9498C9?: The RGB value is 148, 152, 201: 148 red, 152 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9498C9?: The complementary color is #C9C594, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9498C9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.59:1 and white text 2.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.