What color is #9799BD?

#9799BD is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Easter Egg. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9799BD?

The RGB value is 151, 153, 189: 151 red, 153 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9799BD?

The complementary color is #BDBB97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9799BD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.61:1 and white text 2.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9799BD color

#9799BD rgb(151, 153, 189)

Shades of blue

The hex color #9799BD is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 60% green and 74.1% blue (151, 153, 189).

Its hue angle is 237°, with 22% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Easter Egg (#8E97C7), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.61:1).

#9799BD color codes

HEX	`#9799BD`
RGB	`rgb(151, 153, 189)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 60%, 74.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(237, 22%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(237, 20%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 19%, 0%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.19, 6.97, -18.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.19, 20.07, 290.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.337, 33.035, 52.754)`
Decimal	`9935293`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9799BD, 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 #9799BD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9799BD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.61:1	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 #9799BD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9799bd; }
.text { color: #9799bd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9799bd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 153 189 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9799bd, #a897bd); }

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Questions

What color is #9799BD?: #9799BD is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Easter Egg. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9799BD?: The RGB value is 151, 153, 189: 151 red, 153 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9799BD?: The complementary color is #BDBB97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9799BD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.61:1 and white text 2.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.