What color is #9596BE?

#9596BE 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 #9596BE?

The RGB value is 149, 150, 190: 149 red, 150 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9596BE?

The complementary color is #BEBD95, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9596BE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.38:1 and white text 2.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9596BE color

#9596BE rgb(149, 150, 190)

Shades of blue

The hex color #9596BE is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 58.8% green and 74.5% blue (149, 150, 190).

Its hue angle is 239°, with 24% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% 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 7.38:1).

#9596BE color codes

HEX	`#9596BE`
RGB	`rgb(149, 150, 190)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 58.8%, 74.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(239, 24%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(239, 22%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 21%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.28, 8.26, -20.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.28, 22.37, 291.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.593, 31.919, 53.149)`
Decimal	`9803454`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9596BE, 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 #9596BE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9596BE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.38:1	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 #9596BE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9596be; }
.text { color: #9596be; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9596be; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 150 190 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9596be, #a995be); }

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Questions

What color is #9596BE?: #9596BE 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 #9596BE?: The RGB value is 149, 150, 190: 149 red, 150 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9596BE?: The complementary color is #BEBD95, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9596BE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.38:1 and white text 2.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.