What color is #9A9ABD?

#9A9ABD 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 #9A9ABD?

The RGB value is 154, 154, 189: 154 red, 154 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9A9ABD?

The complementary color is #BDBD9A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9A9ABD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.73:1 and white text 2.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9A9ABD color

#9A9ABD rgb(154, 154, 189)

Shades of blue

The hex color #9A9ABD is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.4% red, 60.4% green and 74.1% blue (154, 154, 189).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 21% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Easter Egg (#8E97C7), a difference of 5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.73:1).

#9A9ABD color codes

HEX	`#9A9ABD`
RGB	`rgb(154, 154, 189)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.4%, 60.4%, 74.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 21%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 19%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 19%, 0%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.69, 7.37, -18.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.69, 19.49, 292.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.065, 33.655, 52.836)`
Decimal	`10132157`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9A9ABD, 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 #9A9ABD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9A9ABD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.73:1	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 #9A9ABD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9a9abd; }
.text { color: #9a9abd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9a9abd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(154 154 189 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9a9abd, #ac9abd); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #9A9ABD?: #9A9ABD 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 #9A9ABD?: The RGB value is 154, 154, 189: 154 red, 154 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9A9ABD?: The complementary color is #BDBD9A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9A9ABD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.73:1 and white text 2.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.