What color is #9599D3?

#9599D3 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 #9599D3?

The RGB value is 149, 153, 211: 149 red, 153 green and 211 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9599D3?

The complementary color is #D3CF95, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9599D3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.78:1 and white text 2.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9599D3 color

#9599D3 rgb(149, 153, 211)

Shades of blue

The hex color #9599D3 is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 60% green and 82.7% blue (149, 153, 211).

Its hue angle is 236°, with 41% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Easter Egg (#8E97C7), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.78:1).

#9599D3 color codes

HEX	`#9599D3`
RGB	`rgb(149, 153, 211)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 60%, 82.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(236, 41%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(236, 29%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 27%, 0%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.86, 11.67, -30.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.86, 32.27, 291.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.54, 33.874, 66.281)`
Decimal	`9804243`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9599D3, 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 #9599D3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9599D3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.78:1	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 #9599D3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9599d3; }
.text { color: #9599d3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9599d3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 153 211 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9599d3, #b095d3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #9599D3?: #9599D3 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 #9599D3?: The RGB value is 149, 153, 211: 149 red, 153 green and 211 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9599D3?: The complementary color is #D3CF95, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9599D3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.78:1 and white text 2.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.