What color is #9AA3F7?

#9AA3F7 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 #9AA3F7?

The RGB value is 154, 163, 247: 154 red, 163 green and 247 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9AA3F7?

The complementary color is #F7EE9A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9AA3F7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.96:1 and white text 2.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9AA3F7 color

#9AA3F7 rgb(154, 163, 247)

Shades of blue

The hex color #9AA3F7 is a light, vivid blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.4% red, 63.9% green and 96.9% blue (154, 163, 247).

Its hue angle is 234°, with 85% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 34% magenta, 0% yellow and 3% black.

The closest named color is Cold Lips (#9BA0EF), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.96:1).

#9AA3F7 color codes

HEX	`#9AA3F7`
RGB	`rgb(154, 163, 247)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.4%, 63.9%, 96.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(234, 85%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(234, 38%, 97%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 34%, 0%, 3%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.31, 16.73, -42.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.31, 46.07, 291.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.207, 39.778, 93.379)`
Decimal	`10134519`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9AA3F7, 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 #9AA3F7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9AA3F7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.96:1	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 #9AA3F7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9aa3f7; }
.text { color: #9aa3f7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9aa3f7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(154 163 247 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9aa3f7, #c09af7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Periwinkle Purple.

Questions

What color is #9AA3F7?: #9AA3F7 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 #9AA3F7?: The RGB value is 154, 163, 247: 154 red, 163 green and 247 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9AA3F7?: The complementary color is #F7EE9A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9AA3F7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.96:1 and white text 2.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.