What color is #9697BC?

#9697BC 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 #9697BC?

The RGB value is 150, 151, 188: 150 red, 151 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9697BC?

The complementary color is #BCBB96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9697BC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.45:1 and white text 2.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9697BC color

#9697BC rgb(150, 151, 188)

Shades of blue

The hex color #9697BC is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 59.2% green and 73.7% blue (150, 151, 188).

Its hue angle is 238°, with 22% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Easter Egg (#8E97C7), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.45:1).

#9697BC color codes

HEX	`#9697BC`
RGB	`rgb(150, 151, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 59.2%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(238, 22%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(238, 20%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 20%, 0%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.55, 7.55, -19.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.55, 20.68, 291.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.719, 32.248, 52.068)`
Decimal	`9869244`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9697BC, 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 #9697BC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9697BC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.45:1	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 #9697BC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9697bc; }
.text { color: #9697bc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9697bc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 151 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9697bc, #a896bc); }

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Questions

What color is #9697BC?: #9697BC 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 #9697BC?: The RGB value is 150, 151, 188: 150 red, 151 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9697BC?: The complementary color is #BCBB96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9697BC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.45:1 and white text 2.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.