What color is #9499BD?

#9499BD 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 #9499BD?

The RGB value is 148, 153, 189: 148 red, 153 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9499BD?

The complementary color is #BDB894, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9499BD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.55:1 and white text 2.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9499BD color

#9499BD rgb(148, 153, 189)

Shades of blue

The hex color #9499BD is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 60% green and 74.1% blue (148, 153, 189).

Its hue angle is 233°, with 24% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Easter Egg (#8E97C7), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.55:1).

#9499BD color codes

HEX	`#9499BD`
RGB	`rgb(148, 153, 189)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 60%, 74.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(233, 24%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(233, 22%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 19%, 0%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.96, 6.01, -19.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.96, 20.12, 287.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.787, 32.752, 52.729)`
Decimal	`9738685`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9499BD, 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 #9499BD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9499BD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.55:1	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 #9499BD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9499bd; }
.text { color: #9499bd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9499bd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 153 189 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9499bd, #a494bd); }

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Questions

What color is #9499BD?: #9499BD 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 #9499BD?: The RGB value is 148, 153, 189: 148 red, 153 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9499BD?: The complementary color is #BDB894, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9499BD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.55:1 and white text 2.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.