What color is #9895BE?

#9895BE is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Wizard’s Brew. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9895BE?

The RGB value is 152, 149, 190: 152 red, 149 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9895BE?

The complementary color is #BBBE95, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9895BE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.38:1 and white text 2.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9895BE color

#9895BE rgb(152, 149, 190)

Shades of blue

The hex color #9895BE is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 58.4% green and 74.5% blue (152, 149, 190).

Its hue angle is 244°, with 24% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Wizard’s Brew (#A090B8), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.38:1).

#9895BE color codes

HEX	`#9895BE`
RGB	`rgb(152, 149, 190)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 58.4%, 74.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(244, 24%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(244, 22%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 22%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.25, 9.79, -20.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.25, 23, 295.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.988, 31.888, 53.122)`
Decimal	`9999806`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9895BE, 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 #9895BE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9895BE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.38:1	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 #9895BE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9895be; }
.text { color: #9895be; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9895be; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 149 190 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9895be, #ad95be); }

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Questions

What color is #9895BE?: #9895BE is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Wizard’s Brew. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9895BE?: The RGB value is 152, 149, 190: 152 red, 149 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9895BE?: The complementary color is #BBBE95, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9895BE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.38:1 and white text 2.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.