What color is #9688C5?

#9688C5 is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Magic Carpet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9688C5?

The RGB value is 150, 136, 197: 150 red, 136 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9688C5?

The complementary color is #B7C588, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9688C5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.62:1 and white text 3.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9688C5 color

#9688C5 rgb(150, 136, 197)

Shades of blue

The hex color #9688C5 is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 53.3% green and 77.3% blue (150, 136, 197).

Its hue angle is 254°, with 34% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 31% magenta, 0% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Magic Carpet (#9488BE), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.62:1).

#9688C5 color codes

HEX	`#9688C5`
RGB	`rgb(150, 136, 197)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 53.3%, 77.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(254, 34%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(254, 31%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 31%, 0%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60, 18.27, -29.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60, 34.92, 301.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.458, 28.123, 56.583)`
Decimal	`9865413`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9688C5, 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 #9688C5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9688C5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.62:1	Pass	Fail	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 #9688C5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9688c5; }
.text { color: #9688c5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9688c5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 136 197 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9688c5, #b488c5); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #9688C5?: #9688C5 is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Magic Carpet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9688C5?: The RGB value is 150, 136, 197: 150 red, 136 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9688C5?: The complementary color is #B7C588, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9688C5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.62:1 and white text 3.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.