What color is #9690BA?

#9690BA is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Wizard’s Brew. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9690BA?

The RGB value is 150, 144, 186: 150 red, 144 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9690BA?

The complementary color is #B4BA90, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9690BA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7:1 and white text 3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9690BA color

#9690BA rgb(150, 144, 186)

Shades of blue

The hex color #9690BA is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 56.5% green and 72.9% blue (150, 144, 186).

Its hue angle is 249°, with 23% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Wizard’s Brew (#A090B8), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7:1).

#9690BA color codes

HEX	`#9690BA`
RGB	`rgb(150, 144, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 56.5%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(249, 23%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(249, 23%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 23%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.63, 11.07, -21.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.63, 23.77, 297.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.412, 29.975, 50.576)`
Decimal	`9867450`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9690BA, 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 #9690BA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9690BA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	7:1	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 #9690BA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9690ba; }
.text { color: #9690ba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9690ba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 144 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9690ba, #ab90ba); }

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Questions

What color is #9690BA?: #9690BA is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Wizard’s Brew. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9690BA?: The RGB value is 150, 144, 186: 150 red, 144 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9690BA?: The complementary color is #B4BA90, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9690BA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7:1 and white text 3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.