What color is #9797B5?

#9797B5 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 #9797B5?

The RGB value is 151, 151, 181: 151 red, 151 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9797B5?

The complementary color is #B5B597, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9797B5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.41:1 and white text 2.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9797B5 color

#9797B5 rgb(151, 151, 181)

Shades of blue

The hex color #9797B5 is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 59.2% green and 71% blue (151, 151, 181).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 17% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Cool Gray (#8C92AC), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.41:1).

#9797B5 color codes

HEX	`#9797B5`
RGB	`rgb(151, 151, 181)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 59.2%, 71%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 17%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 17%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 17%, 0%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.38, 6.27, -15.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.38, 16.78, 291.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.168, 32.048, 48.198)`
Decimal	`9934773`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9797B5, 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 #9797B5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9797B5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.41:1	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 #9797B5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9797b5; }
.text { color: #9797b5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9797b5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 151 181 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9797b5, #a697b5); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #9797B5?: #9797B5 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 #9797B5?: The RGB value is 151, 151, 181: 151 red, 151 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9797B5?: The complementary color is #B5B597, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9797B5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.41:1 and white text 2.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.