What color is #9792C5?

#9792C5 is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Magic Carpet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9792C5?

The RGB value is 151, 146, 197: 151 red, 146 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9792C5?

The complementary color is #C0C592, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9792C5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.23:1 and white text 2.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9792C5 color

#9792C5 rgb(151, 146, 197)

Shades of blue

The hex color #9792C5 is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 57.3% green and 77.3% blue (151, 146, 197).

Its hue angle is 246°, with 31% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Magic Carpet (#9488BE), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.23:1).

#9792C5 color codes

HEX	`#9792C5`
RGB	`rgb(151, 146, 197)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 57.3%, 77.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(246, 31%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(246, 26%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 26%, 0%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.65, 12.83, -25.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.65, 28.69, 296.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.117, 31.168, 57.084)`
Decimal	`9933509`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9792C5, 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 #9792C5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9792C5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.23:1	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 #9792C5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9792c5; }
.text { color: #9792c5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9792c5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 146 197 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9792c5, #b192c5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #9792C5?: #9792C5 is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Magic Carpet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9792C5?: The RGB value is 151, 146, 197: 151 red, 146 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9792C5?: The complementary color is #C0C592, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9792C5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.23:1 and white text 2.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.