What color is #9698B4?

#9698B4 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Cool Gray. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9698B4?

The RGB value is 150, 152, 180: 150 red, 152 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9698B4?

The complementary color is #B4B296, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9698B4?

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.

#9698B4 color

#9698B4 rgb(150, 152, 180)

Shades of blue

The hex color #9698B4 is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 59.6% green and 70.6% blue (150, 152, 180).

Its hue angle is 236°, with 17% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Cool Gray (#8C92AC), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#9698B4 color codes

HEX	`#9698B4`
RGB	`rgb(150, 152, 180)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 59.6%, 70.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(236, 17%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(236, 17%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 16%, 0%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.54, 5.16, -14.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.54, 15.64, 289.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.042, 32.235, 47.705)`
Decimal	`9869492`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9698B4, 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 #9698B4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9698B4 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 #9698B4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9698b4; }
.text { color: #9698b4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9698b4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 152 180 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9698b4, #a396b4); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #9698B4?: #9698B4 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Cool Gray. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9698B4?: The RGB value is 150, 152, 180: 150 red, 152 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9698B4?: The complementary color is #B4B296, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9698B4?: 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.