What color is #9A96C1?

#9A96C1 is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Imperial Lilac. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9A96C1?

The RGB value is 154, 150, 193: 154 red, 150 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9A96C1?

The complementary color is #BDC196, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9A96C1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.51:1 and white text 2.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9A96C1 color

#9A96C1 rgb(154, 150, 193)

Shades of blue

The hex color #9A96C1 is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.4% red, 58.8% green and 75.7% blue (154, 150, 193).

Its hue angle is 246°, with 26% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Imperial Lilac (#A99FCF), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.51:1).

#9A96C1 color codes

HEX	`#9A96C1`
RGB	`rgb(154, 150, 193)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.4%, 58.8%, 75.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(246, 26%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(246, 22%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 22%, 0%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.78, 10.55, -21.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.78, 24.1, 295.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.856, 32.533, 54.937)`
Decimal	`10131137`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9A96C1, 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 #9A96C1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9A96C1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.51:1	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 #9A96C1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9a96c1; }
.text { color: #9a96c1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9a96c1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(154 150 193 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9a96c1, #b096c1); }

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Questions

What color is #9A96C1?: #9A96C1 is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Imperial Lilac. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9A96C1?: The RGB value is 154, 150, 193: 154 red, 150 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9A96C1?: The complementary color is #BDC196, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9A96C1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.51:1 and white text 2.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.