What color is #9697CF?

#9697CF 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 #9697CF?

The RGB value is 150, 151, 207: 150 red, 151 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9697CF?

The complementary color is #CFCE96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9697CF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.62:1 and white text 2.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9697CF color

#9697CF rgb(150, 151, 207)

Shades of blue

The hex color #9697CF is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 59.2% green and 81.2% blue (150, 151, 207).

Its hue angle is 239°, with 37% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Easter Egg (#8E97C7), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.62:1).

#9697CF color codes

HEX	`#9697CF`
RGB	`rgb(150, 151, 207)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 59.2%, 81.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(239, 37%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(239, 28%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 27%, 0%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.26, 12.11, -28.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.26, 31.23, 292.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.904, 33.121, 63.573)`
Decimal	`9869263`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9697CF, 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 #9697CF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9697CF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.62:1	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 #9697CF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9697cf; }
.text { color: #9697cf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9697cf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 151 207 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9697cf, #b196cf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #9697CF?: #9697CF 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 #9697CF?: The RGB value is 150, 151, 207: 150 red, 151 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9697CF?: The complementary color is #CFCE96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9697CF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.62:1 and white text 2.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.