What color is #9898FF?

#9898FF is a light, vivid blue, closest to the named color Cold Lips. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9898FF?

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

What is the complementary color of #9898FF?

The complementary color is #FFFF98, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9898FF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.27:1 and white text 2.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9898FF color

#9898FF rgb(152, 152, 255)

Shades of blue

The hex color #9898FF is a light, vivid blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 59.6% green and 100% blue (152, 152, 255).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 100% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 40% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Cold Lips (#9BA0EF), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.27:1).

#9898FF color codes

HEX	`#9898FF`
RGB	`rgb(152, 152, 255)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 59.6%, 100%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 100%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 40%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 40%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.79, 24.67, -51.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.79, 56.89, 295.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.222, 36.35, 99.38)`
Decimal	`10000639`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9898FF, 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 #9898FF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9898FF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.27:1	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 #9898FF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9898ff; }
.text { color: #9898ff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9898ff; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 152 255 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9898ff, #cc98ff); }

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Questions

What color is #9898FF?: #9898FF is a light, vivid blue, closest to the named color Cold Lips. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9898FF?: The RGB value is 152, 152, 255: 152 red, 152 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9898FF?: The complementary color is #FFFF98, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9898FF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.27:1 and white text 2.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.