What color is #9698C3?

#9698C3 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 #9698C3?

The RGB value is 150, 152, 195: 150 red, 152 green and 195 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9698C3?

The complementary color is #C3C196, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9698C3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.58:1 and white text 2.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9698C3 color

#9698C3 rgb(150, 152, 195)

Shades of blue

The hex color #9698C3 is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 59.6% green and 76.5% blue (150, 152, 195).

Its hue angle is 237°, with 27% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Easter Egg (#8E97C7), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.58:1).

#9698C3 color codes

HEX	`#9698C3`
RGB	`rgb(150, 152, 195)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 59.6%, 76.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(237, 27%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(237, 23%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 22%, 0%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.06, 8.63, -22.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.06, 23.99, 291.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.654, 32.88, 56.193)`
Decimal	`9869507`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9698C3, 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 #9698C3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9698C3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.58:1	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 #9698C3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9698c3; }
.text { color: #9698c3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9698c3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 152 195 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9698c3, #ab96c3); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #9698C3?: #9698C3 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 #9698C3?: The RGB value is 150, 152, 195: 150 red, 152 green and 195 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9698C3?: The complementary color is #C3C196, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9698C3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.58:1 and white text 2.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.