What color is #9994C4?

#9994C4 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 #9994C4?

The RGB value is 153, 148, 196: 153 red, 148 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9994C4?

The complementary color is #BFC494, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9994C4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.39:1 and white text 2.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9994C4 color

#9994C4 rgb(153, 148, 196)

Shades of blue

The hex color #9994C4 is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 58% green and 76.9% blue (153, 148, 196).

Its hue angle is 246°, with 29% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Magic Carpet (#9488BE), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.39:1).

#9994C4 color codes

HEX	`#9994C4`
RGB	`rgb(153, 148, 196)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 58%, 76.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(246, 29%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(246, 24%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 24%, 0%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.29, 12.08, -24.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.29, 26.96, 296.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.688, 31.937, 56.603)`
Decimal	`10065092`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9994C4, 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 #9994C4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9994C4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.39:1	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 #9994C4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9994c4; }
.text { color: #9994c4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9994c4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 148 196 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9994c4, #b194c4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #9994C4?: #9994C4 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 #9994C4?: The RGB value is 153, 148, 196: 153 red, 148 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9994C4?: The complementary color is #BFC494, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9994C4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.39:1 and white text 2.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.