What color is #9695E6?

#9695E6 is a light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Perrywinkle. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9695E6?

The RGB value is 150, 149, 230: 150 red, 149 green and 230 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9695E6?

The complementary color is #E5E695, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9695E6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.74:1 and white text 2.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9695E6 color

#9695E6 rgb(150, 149, 230)

Shades of blue

The hex color #9695E6 is a light, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 58.4% green and 90.2% blue (150, 149, 230).

Its hue angle is 241°, with 62% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 35% magenta, 0% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Perrywinkle (#8F8CE7), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.74:1).

#9695E6 color codes

HEX	`#9695E6`
RGB	`rgb(150, 149, 230)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 58.4%, 90.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(241, 62%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(241, 35%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 35%, 0%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.72, 19.14, -40.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.72, 45.09, 295.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.604, 33.691, 79.369)`
Decimal	`9868774`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9695E6, 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 #9695E6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9695E6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.74:1	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 #9695E6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9695e6; }
.text { color: #9695e6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9695e6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 149 230 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9695e6, #bf95e6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Periwinkle Purple.

Questions

What color is #9695E6?: #9695E6 is a light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Perrywinkle. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9695E6?: The RGB value is 150, 149, 230: 150 red, 149 green and 230 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9695E6?: The complementary color is #E5E695, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9695E6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.74:1 and white text 2.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.